chute

noun

variants also shute
Definition of chutenext
as in white water

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Recent Examples of chute The waterfall, where the Roaring River runs through a granite chute, is a popular site for tourist photos and is reached by a quarter-mile hike. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 After sliding down a Brooklyn building’s garbage chute at age 9 to retrieve a superintendent’s keys, his foot caught in the trash compactor and was left hanging by only a tendon. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 Hospitalized with significant injuries Rescuers started to extricate the woman by using saws to remove panels from the trash chute discharge. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 June 2026 What makes Roaring River Falls so dangerous Roaring River Falls is a 40-foot cascade that surges through a narrow granite chute, especially powerful in late spring and early summer when melting snow feeds Sierra rivers. — James Ward, USA Today, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chute
  1. white water
  2. shoot
  3. flume
Noun
  • There are many different ways to take active vacations including niches such as white water rafting, surfing schools, yoga retreats, and triathlon training camps.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • One of many great trout streams that wind through this state, which is really a destination for fly fishing, white water boating — river recreation is huge here in Colorado.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
Definition of white water
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  • Dasgupta, whose company is FilmsPositive, said the shoot reflected the collaborative ambition at the project’s core.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • Finish with fresh lemon wedges, parsley, or additional pea shoots.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of shoot
Noun
  • The incident occurred on Sunday on Tiana's Bayou Adventure, one of Disneyland’s log flume rides, according to a Disneyland spokesperson.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • The teen slid 52 feet down the water flume on Tiana's Bayou Adventure.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026
Definition of flume

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