plural chutes
1
: a narrow tube or passage that things and people go down or through
She dropped the towels into the laundry chute.
a mail chute
children sliding down a water chute
The skiers came racing down the chute.
2
informal
: parachute entry 1
His chute opened automatically.
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“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/chute. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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