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Definitions for: Chute [n] sloping channel through which things can descend
[n] rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
Webster (1913) Definition: Chute, n. [F. chute, prop. a fall.]
1. 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.
2. See Shoot.
Synonyms: parachute, slide, slideway, sloping trough
See Also: canopy, coal chute, drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute, gutter, harness, parasail, rescue equipment, ripcord, shroud, skid, static line, trough, water chute
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