chute

noun

\ ˈshüt

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)

transitive verb

: to convey by a chute

intransitive verb

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

On that earlier occasion, the chute unfurled at an altitude of 26 miles (42 km), while ASPIRE was traveling at 1.8 times the speed of sound, NASA officials have said. — Mike Wall, Space.com, "NASA Rocket Launches Supersonic Mars Parachute in Key Test," 1 Apr. 2018 For rugged terrain, take advantage of the mower’s power and get the optional rear-discharge chute ($25). — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "The 7 Best Self-Propelled Lawn Mowers," 11 Apr. 2019 At Blue Apron’s most automated plant in New Jersey, radishes tumble down chutes, go through a system of scales to sort them by weight and are apportioned at a rate of 70 bags a minute. — Jennifer Smith, WSJ, "The Messy Business of Selling Meal Kits," 27 July 2018 The airplane landed safely, and everyone on board exited using the emergency chutes, an airport spokesman said. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, "No injuries, one arrest in barricade situation," 26 Mar. 2018 The netting system, propped up by metal poles that encircled the chute, was also a dangerous flaw in Verruckt’s design, those experts said. — Steve Vockrodt, Tony Rizzo, Glenn E. Rice And Laura Bauer, kansascity, "Ex-Schlitterbahn executive charged with manslaughter in 2016 death on water slide | The Kansas City Star," 23 Mar. 2018 High-lift blade: A high-lift blade produces airflow to push grass clippings into a bag or out the discharge chute. — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, "Do I Need To Change My Lawnmower Blades?," 22 Jan. 2019 The Educator, in her bright Australian accent, encourages them to imagine babies falling down stairwells and elevator chutes. — Karen Russell, The New Yorker, "Orange World," 4 June 2017 Externally, here’s what the diner sees: Each order begins with a brioche bun traveling across one of several chutes, aided along by a wooden block. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "Six things to know about Creator, San Francisco’s new burger robot restaurant," 27 June 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

The clouds of jumpers, with round ‘chutes akin to those used by D-Day soldiers, were honoring the thousands of paratroopers who leapt into gunfire and death 75 years ago. — Washington Post, "‘Woo-hoo!’ At 97, D-Day veteran parachutes into Normandy," 6 June 2019

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