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chute1 definition

☆ chute (s̸ho̵̅o̅t)

noun

    1. a waterfall
    2. 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

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

chute2 definition

chute (s̸ho̵̅o̅t)

noun

Informal parachute

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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