Chute
Pronunciation : Chute
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. chute, prop. a fall.]
Definition : 1. A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
2. See Shoot.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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