chute
Meaning
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- A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
- A waterfall or rapid.
- The pen in which an animal is confined before being released in a rodeo.
Synonyms
sloping trough
sky dive
straight flute
ascending pipe
shaking trough
oscillating deliver
shaking launder
vibratory sluice
furnace pot
straight tube
steep channel
canal rapids
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃ(j)uːt/
Etymology
From French chute.
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