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11chute — chute1 (also shoot) noun a sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level. ↘a water slide into a swimming pool. Origin C19: from Fr., fall (of water or rocks); influenced by shoot. chute2 noun informal 1》 a parachute. 2》 Sailing a …
12chute — ☆ chute1 [sho͞ot ] n. [Fr, a fall < OFr cheute < cheoite, pp. of cheoir, to fall < L cadere: see CASE1] 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 …
13chute — 1. n. 1 a sloping channel or slide, with or without water, for conveying things to a lower level. 2 a slide into a swimming pool. Etymology: F chute fall (of water etc.), f. OF cheoite fem. past part. of cheoir fall f. L cadere; in some senses =… …
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