Meanings
noungarbage chute (plural garbage chutes)
plural garbage chutes
- A passage where garbage is carried to a receptacle at the bottom of a building.
Synonyms: refuse chute, trash chute
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA passage where garbage is carried to a receptacle at the bottom of a building.
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Translations
Dutch stortkoker
- stortkokera passage for garbage in a building
Finnish roskakuilu, jätekuilu
- roskakuilua passage for garbage in a building
- jätekuilua passage for garbage in a building
French vide-ordures
- vide-orduresa passage for garbage in a building
German Müllschlucker
- Müllschluckera passage for garbage in a building
Hungarian szemétledobó
- szemétledobóa passage for garbage in a building
Japanese ダスト・シュート
- ダスト・シュート (dasuto shūto)a passage for garbage in a building
Latvian atkritumu vads
- atkritumu vadsa passage for garbage in a building
Polish zsyp na śmieci
- zsyp na śmiecia passage for garbage in a building
Russian мусоропровод
- мусоропровод (musoroprovod)a passage for garbage in a building
Swedish sopnedkast
- sopnedkasta passage for garbage in a building
Ukrainian сміттєпрові́д
- сміттєпрові́д (smittjeprovíd)a passage for garbage in a building
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APA
garbage chute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbage%20chute
MLA
“garbage chute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbage%20chute. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garbage chute,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbage%20chute.
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