shute
IPA: ʃˈut
noun
- (Southern England, especially in place names) A steep road through a cleft in a hill.
- A surname.
- Alternative form of chute [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.]
- Alternative form of shoot [The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.]
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Examples of "shute" in Sentences
- The workers loaded the grain into the shute, ready for transport to the storage silo
- The old water shute at the amusement park was a favorite ride for children
- The coal was sent down the shute and into the furnace to keep the building warm
- The ski resort had a brand new shute installed for thrill-seekers to ride down the mountain
- The farmer opened the shute to release the hay bales into the barn for winter feed
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