chute
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Definition of chute
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : fall sense 6b
b : a quick descent (as in a river) : rapid
2 : an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass : slide
3 : parachute
4 : spinnaker
chute
verbDefinition of chute (Entry 2 of 2)
: to convey by a chute
1 : to go in or as if in a chute
2 : to utilize a chute (as by passing ore down it)
Examples of chute in a Sentence
Noun
She dropped the towels into the laundry chute. children sliding down a water chute The skiers came racing down the chute.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Instead, the researchers noted evidence of a rodent infestation near the man’s home with noticeable collections of droppings by a next-door garbage chute. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Rat hepatitis jumps to human for first time, spotlighting disease mystery," 2 Oct. 2018 One is to start with a cold slide along a snow chute. — Author: Kat Sorensen, Anchorage Daily News, "Mount Marathon race trail has it all: snow, lush vegetation, flowing water and lots of dust," 3 July 2018 The snake had been picked up in a recycling truck and went through multiple conveyor belts and chutes in the recycling facility before it was found. — Megan Janetsky, azcentral, "Ack! Surprise resident recycles 6-foot python," 27 June 2018 The bronc reared, which caused Wright’s arm to hit the chutes, causing a bad break. — Brett Hoffman, star-telegram, "Utah cowboy returns from injury with strong showing at Stock Show," 28 Jan. 2018 Racers should expect to transition from the dusty chute into the slow-flowing water of the gut. — Author: Kat Sorensen, Anchorage Daily News, "Mount Marathon race trail has it all: snow, lush vegetation, flowing water and lots of dust," 3 July 2018 Prat will again be aboard in the one-turn Pat Day, which starts from the chute in the backstretch. — Paul Rolfes And Bill Cain, The Courier-Journal, "Trainer Mark Casse has a strong presence in Kentucky Derby day stakes," 3 May 2018 Lake Oroville is still 36 feet below the point where DWR would start releasing water down the concrete chute, but that could change quickly as the storm rolls in. — Benjy Egel And Dale Kasler, sacbee, "Sacramento could see double its usual April rainfall over this weekend | The Sacramento Bee," 5 Apr. 2018 Skeleton – that crazy, head-first plunge down an icy chute – is open to amateurs in Lake Place, New York, host of two Winter Games. — cleveland.com, "From luge to bobsled to biathlon: Try Winter Olympic events at these 10 destinations, close to Cleveland," 8 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chute.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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chute
noun
English Language Learners Definition of chute
: a narrow tube or passage that things and people go down or through
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chute
nounKids Definition of chute
1 : a tube or passage down or through which people slide or things are slid or dropped a laundry chute Children slid down the chute.
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