Etymology

chute

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French chute
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chute · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromchute
  2. English todaychute

From French chute.

chute · noun, verb2

Clipping of parachute.

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