chute

/ʃut/

/ʃut/

Other forms: chutes; chuted; chuting

Definitions of chute

1. noun

   sloping channel through which things can descend
   synonyms: slide, slideway, sloping trough

   types:

   coal chute

   a chute for coal

   runway

   a chute down which logs can slide

   water chute

   chute with flowing water down which toboggans and inner tubes and people slide into a pool

   type of:

   gutter, trough

   a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
2. noun

   rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
   synonyms: parachute

   types:

   drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute

   a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

   drogue parachute

   a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack

   parasail

   parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car

   type of:

   rescue equipment

   equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency
3. verb

   jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
   synonyms: jump, parachute

   types:

   sky dive, skydive

   jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute

   type of:

   dive, plunge, plunk

   drop steeply