Meaning of CHUTE
| Pronunciation: | | shoot
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] sloping channel through which things can descend
- [n] rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
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| | Synonyms: | | parachute, slide, slideway, sloping trough |
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| | See Also: | | canopy, coal chute, drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute, gutter, harness, parasail, rescue equipment, ripcord, shroud, skid, static line, trough, water chute | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Chute\, n. [F. chute, prop. a fall.]
1. A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which
objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level,
or through which water passes to a wheel.
2. See {Shoot}.
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