chute

/ʃut/
/ʃut/
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Other forms: chutes; chuted; chuting

Definitions of chute
  1. noun
    sloping channel through which things can descend
    synonyms: slide, slideway, sloping trough
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    types:
    coal chute
    a chute for coal
    runway
    a chute down which logs can slide
    water chute
    chute with flowing water down which toboggans and inner tubes and people slide into a pool
    type of:
    gutter, trough
    a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
  2. noun
    a cloth canopy used to slow the descent of a person or thing attached to it as they fall through the air
    synonyms: parachute
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    types:
    drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute
    a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
    drogue parachute
    a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack
    parasail
    parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car
    type of:
    rescue equipment
    equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency
  3. verb
    jump from an aircraft or high place using a cloth canopy to create air resistance and slow the fall
    synonyms: jump, parachute
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    types:
    sky dive, skydive
    jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute
    type of:
    dive, plunge, plunk
    drop steeply
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