shute

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noun

A steep road through a cleft in a hill.

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Meanings

shute1

nounshute (plural shutes)

plural shutes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chute.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of shoot.
  3. Southern EnglandespeciallyA steep road through a cleft in a hill.

Shute2

proper nounShute (countable and uncountable, plural Shutes)

plural Shutes

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2597).
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Shobrooke parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS8900).

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