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chute¹ Definition

chute (s̸ho̵̅o̅t)

noun

    1. a waterfall
    2. rapids in a river
  1. an inclined or vertical trough or passage down which something may be slid or dropped
  2. a steep slide, as for tobogganing

Etymology: Fr, a fall < OFr cheute < cheoite, pp. of cheoir, to fall < L cadere: see case

chute² Definition

chute (s̸ho̵̅o̅t)

noun

Informal parachute

chute² Related Forms

chut·ist noun

chute Synonyms

chute

n.

chute Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • deploy: We fell for around 20 - 25 seconds before deploying the chute.
  • cruise: There I decide to swap the staysail for the cruising chute.
  • use: The skydiver uses the pilot chute to initiate the opening sequence.
  • have: It also has the same chute you speak of!
  • throw: Be sure to take a long enough delay so as not to throw the pilot chute over the tail of the aircraft.
  • hold: An alcove in the east wall held another waste chute.

Adjective modifier

  • steep: Next cross the uplift track and down a steep rock chute into a deep rutted left then right.
  • rubbish: No one wants to recycle or can't throw their rubbish down the rubbish chutes provided.
  • main: You ought to pull the main pilot chute a couple of times during this revision.
  • long: Originally the tramway from the quarries terminated high up the side of the valley, with stone dropping down much longer chutes.
  • small: Cattle were being prodded into a small chute, where a man with a sledgehammer waited.
  • old: The old chute where the stone was loaded into the barges can still be seen.

Modifies a noun

  • bay: I then built the sustainer electronics bay, which sits between the two chute bays.
  • system: The container also needs to be compatible with the pilot chute retraction system.

Noun used with modifier

  • laundry: She directs Liz and Simon to a laundry chute reassuring them that it is only a short drop.
  • pilot: The pilot chute is in a pocket located on the bottom of the container.
  • coal: Some one had already set the coal chute door on bricks ready to receive this first swarm of many hundreds more to come.
  • brake: Things to take into account are brake chutes and thrust reversers, it might be worth zooming in on these details.
  • discharge: Keep the underside of the cutter deck and the discharge chute clean.
  • sand: Next to Anegada Rock, a sand chute collapses into a rocky cleft.

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