chute

variants also shute

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Recent Examples of chute Intense and intimidating, the chute is for the brave skiers willing to seemingly defy gravity. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024 Dunbar and his men eventually overcame the obstacle of the chutes. Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024 Troy-Bilt Gas Powered Chipper Shredder Vacuum The multifunctional Troy-Bilt Gas Powered Chipper Shredder Vacuum offers a powerful suction, and a handy chute for quick mulching of small sticks. Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024 SpaceX also installed slide chutes to give astronauts and ground crews an emergency escape route away from the launch pad in an emergency. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chute 
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Noun
  • Choose from skiing in winter and white water rafting, canyoning, and ziplining in the warmer months.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
  • However, nothing compared to the white water rafting mishap at age 21.
    Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The single shoots to a new peak on both tallies at the same time, as interest in the decades-old recording is surging.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Birds carved table-side are a must, plus shrimp with garlic shoots and Scorpion bowls.
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Category 6 waterpark is home to six coiling slides, including the 282-foot Frightening Bolt, the tallest waterslide at sea, and the stomach-turning Pressure Drop, the first open free-fall flume at sea.
    Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The study shows data from 24 subjects who completed a 15-minute incremental swim test in a flume (the swimming equivalent of a treadmill, where the speed of the water can be adjusted).
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024

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“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chute. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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