chute house

US/ʃuːt haʊs/

noun

A building that covers a chute and the material being moved on it, particularly coal

Meanings

nounchute house (plural chute houses)

plural chute houses · alternative chute-house

  1. A building that covers a chute and the material being moved on it, particularly coal

Origin

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APA

chute house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chute%20house

MLA

“chute house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chute%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chute house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chute%20house.

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