Plural of chute

Forms of chute

Chutes in a sentence

• On the second operation the 1,000 mortar bombs were parachuted into the LZ on 125 chutes; all were on target but two roman candled which sent everyone diving for cover and necessitated the change of some knickers.2019, David Taylor, The First Helicopter Boys
• Others with chutes aflame candlesticked into the sea.2013, Rick Atkinson, The Liberation. From the entry candlestick
• The drops worked by chaldron wagons being taken up the incline, and their loads dropped down chutes into tenders of steam locomotives waiting below.2025 February 5, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Railway heritage saved in 2024”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 54. From the entry chaldron
• Loaded wagons are propelled on to them and the contents are then quickly discharged through chutes down to the waiting colliers below.1959 May, R. A. Savill, “The coal traffic of the North Eastern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 273. From the entry staith
• One of the paratrooper's 'chutes had roman-candled – failed to open – and he had plunged into the ground only fifty yards from where we were standing.2017, John Goldsmith, Accidental Agent: Behind Enemy Lines with the French Resistance. From the entry 'chute

Meaning of chute

1. noun 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.
2. noun A waterfall or rapid.
3. noun A pen or passageway to constrain the movement of an animal, such as livestock being loaded for transport; the pen in which an animal is confined before being released in a rodeo.

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Questions about the plural of chute

What is the plural of chute?

The plural of chute is chutes.

Is chute countable?

Chute is a countable noun.