chute

Meanings

• noun

  A device used for descending rapidly from a height, such as an aircraft or a parachute.

  - "The plane made an emergency descent, and the passengers used the chutes to safely exit."
  - "The tightrope walker used a chute to safely reach the ground."

• noun

  A shoot or channel for water or other liquids.

  - "The irrigation system used a series of chutes to distribute water to the fields."
  - "The sewage system relied on a network of chutes to transport waste."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with chute
mute , cute , mute , your boot , fute , mute , my scoot

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Homophones

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1. Chute (French) : fall
   

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Variants

List of all variants of chute that leads to same result
chute , chutes , shoot , shute , shutes , chuted , chuting , shuted , shuting , out of the chute

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Etymology

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Originally derived from Old French 'chute' meaning 'fall'.

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Trivia

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1. The tallest water chute in the world is the Verruckt slide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas, which is 17 stories tall.

2. The term 'chute' is also used in the world of fashion to describe a garment that has a sudden, dramatic drop in hemline, such as a chute skirt.

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Related Concepts

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1. Parachute: A type of chute used for descending from an aircraft or other high place, typically with the aid of a harness and risers.

2. Water chute: A large water slide, also known as a water roller coaster, that uses a chute to convey riders through a series of twists and turns.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'chute' has been used metaphorically to describe a sudden and rapid decline or fall, such as in Joseph Conrad's novel 'Heart of Darkness' where the phrase 'the horror, the horror' is repeated after the protagonist witnesses a shocking descent into darkness.

How to Memorize "chute"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person jumping out of an aircraft and deploying a parachute, or imagine a water slide with a large chute.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'chute' with the idea of a sudden and rapid descent, or associate it with the image of a parachute or a water slide.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'chute' with the phrase 'comes after height'.

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