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chute

noun

variants also shute

Definition of chute

as in white water

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Recent Examples of chute There’s quite a lot of movie to come after Jay goes down the chute. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 Following the rescue, photos shared by the agency show mounds of garbage lining the floor where the chute was located. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 Hospitalized with significant injuries Rescuers started to extricate the woman by using saws to remove panels from the trash chute discharge. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 June 2026 The waterfall, where the Roaring River runs through a granite chute, is a popular site for tourist photos and is reached by a quarter-mile hike. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chute

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There are many different ways to take active vacations including niches such as white water rafting, surfing schools, yoga retreats, and triathlon training camps.

— Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
One of many great trout streams that wind through this state, which is really a destination for fly fishing, white water boating — river recreation is huge here in Colorado.

— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026

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At the same time as Fury is shut down, construction is under way for the record-breaking log flume water attraction, Rip Roarin’ Falls, near Fury.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
In 2027, Six Flags’ Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina is debuting Rip Roarin’ Falls, a six-minute, 30-second log flume ride that will mark the world’s first super flume mega drop at more than 100 feet.

— Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026

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