# chute

/ˈʃut/ (US) · /ʃˈuːt/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/chute
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Definition

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

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

## Examples

- The laundry falls down the chute into the basement.
- Workers loaded the grain into the metal chute to fill the waiting trucks below.
- The emergency evacuation required all passengers to slide down the inflatable chute onto the tarmac within ninety seconds of the alarm.

## Usage notes

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

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