A chute is a steep, narrow slope down which people or things can slide.
Passengers escaped from the plane's front four exits by sliding down emergency chutes.
Synonyms: slope, channel, slide, incline More Synonyms of chute
2. countable noun
A chute is a parachute.
[informal]
You can release the chute with either hand, but it is easier to do it with the left.
chute in British English1
(ʃuːt)
noun
1.
an inclined channel or vertical passage down which water, parcels, coal, etc, may be dropped
2.
a steep slope, used as a slide as for toboggans
3.
a slide into a swimming pool
4.
a narrow passageway through which animals file for branding, spraying, etc
5.
a rapid or waterfall
Word origin
C19: from Old French cheoite, feminine past participle of cheoir to fall, from Latin cadere; in some senses, a variant spelling of shoot
chute in British English2
(ʃuːt)
noun, verb
informal short for parachute
Derived forms
chutist (ˈchutist)
noun
chute in American English1
(ʃut)
US
noun
1.
a.
a waterfall
b.
rapids in a river
2.
an inclined or vertical trough or passage down which something may be slid or dropped
3.
a steep slide, as for tobogganing
Word origin
Fr, a fall < OFr cheute < cheoite, pp. of cheoir, to fall < L cadere: see case1
chute in American English2
(ʃut)
noun
Informal
parachute
Derived forms
chutist (ˈchutist)
noun
Examples of 'chute' in a sentence
chute
He dispatched the most dangerous towel in history down a laundry chute.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The passengers fled down the emergency chutes that had been triggered when the crew opened the doors.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You go up in a cable car then slide down the chute on a plastic and metal contraption.
The Sun (2015)
And strips of cloth had been tied around the reserve chute so that it could not be opened either.
The Sun (2007)
He made three attempts to escape from his ward, once by sliding down a laundry chute.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We spent an entire day splashing through the rides, chutes and pools.
The Sun (2010)
He deployed his reserve chute just in time, but it was unable to open fully.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Just eight passengers were injured - most as they left on emergency chutes.
The Sun (2010)
Just 17 minor injuries were reported as passengers scrambled down emergency chutes.
The Sun (2008)
Staff on board deployed emergency chutes for passengers to exit once the plane had landed, and fire crews put the fire out.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Impossible as it may seem, this domestic utopia is actually achievable, thanks to laundry chutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Behind the kitchen are a utility room, a laundry chute and a walk-in larder.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But at 1,000ft, her reserve chute came free and she landed safely.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But half the 203 passengers and 14 crew are thought to have survived after sliding down emergency escape chutes.
The Sun (2008)
The woman, herself a former soldier, was saved from certain death only because her reserve chute partially opened.
The Sun (2015)
When visitors arrive at your house, you don't ask them in via the coal chute and the cellar.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You hit a drive through a narrow chute, fire at an uphill green - and hope it ends in glory.
The Sun (2016)
In other languages
chute
British English: chute NOUN
A chute is a steep, narrow slope down which people or things can slide.
Passengers escaped from the plane's front exits by sliding down emergency chutes.
American English: chute
Brazilian Portuguese: rampa
Chinese: 滑道
European Spanish: tobogán
French: toboggan
German: Rutsche
Italian: scivolo
Japanese: シュート
Korean: 활강로
European Portuguese: rampa
Latin American Spanish: tobogán
All related terms of 'chute'
brake chute
a parachute attached to the rear of a vehicle and opened to assist braking
coal chute
an inclined channel or vertical passage down which coal may be dropped
escape chute
a fabric tube or chute hinged to the wall of a stairwell and used as an emergency exit , eg from a burning tall building
garbage chute
a passage, esp common in high-rise apartment buildings, through which refuse is carried by means of gravity to a large waste receptacle at the bottom end
refuse chute
a chute in a building which rubbish and waste is thrown down to the main refuse bins , etc
rubbish chute
an inclined channel or vertical passage down which rubbish may be dropped for disposal
chute-the-chute
an amusement-park ride with a steep slide , often into a pool of water
shoot-the-chute
a fairground ride consisting of a boat which slides down into a lagoon