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chute

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈʃut// UK //ʃˈuːt// chute Informal Slang

n. a sloping channel or slide that people use to move things or themselves to a lower level.

n. an inclined channel, passage, or slide through which objects or people are conveyed by gravity to a lower level.


SIMPLE

The laundry falls down the chute into the basement.

CONTEXTUAL

Workers loaded the grain into the metal chute to fill the waiting trucks below.

COMPLEX

The emergency evacuation required all passengers to slide down the inflatable chute onto the tarmac within ninety seconds of the alarm.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly used in compound nouns like 'laundry chute', 'garbage chute', or 'mail chute'.

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