variants:
or less commonly shute
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
verb
chuted; chuting
Definition 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)
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The first known use of chute was in 1805
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