chute
/ʃut/
verb
- To send or move something down a chute.
- The workers chute the coal from the truck into the bin.
- We chute the recycling directly into the collection truck.
- They chute the packages down to the shipping area.
noun
- A narrow, sloping passage or tube through which things can slide or fall, often used for moving objects or people quickly downward.
- The mail chute in the old building carried letters from the office to the lobby.
- The laundry chute goes from the top floor to the basement.
- At the water park, we slid down a long, winding chute into the pool.
- A parachute (short form).
- The skydiver pulled the cord and his chute opened above him.
- The emergency chute deployed automatically when the plane lost altitude.
- She packed her chute carefully before the jump.
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