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chute

noun

variants also shute

Definition of chute

as in white water

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Recent Examples of chute After sliding down a Brooklyn building’s garbage chute at age 9 to retrieve a superintendent’s keys, his foot caught in the trash compactor and was left hanging by only a tendon. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 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 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

Definition of white water

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His shoot-first mindset adds a useful dimension to Tottenham’s attack, particularly when lining up alongside Dominic Solanke, a natural facilitator, and Kudus, who was Tottenham’s primary creative outlet in the frontline before his injury.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Rahe lived near the site on the edge of his native small town of Dyersville, with convenient access by way of a back road the Universal Studios crew had made just for the movie shoot.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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Raft along 670 feet of tunnels and flumes on the Big Daddy Falls, and spin down funnels and fly up walls on the Colossal Curl.

— Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
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

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