Chute Explained

Chute or Chutes, may refer to:

Chute (gravity), a channel down which falling materials are guided
Chute (landform), a steep-sided passage through which water flows rapidly
Escape chute, an emergency exit utilized where conventional fire escapes are impractical
Mail chute, a letter collection device
Parachute, a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag

People

Chute (surname)

Places

Chute, Wiltshire, a parish in England, United Kingdom
Chute River, a short river in Maine, United States
Chute, Victoria, a locality in Australia
Rivière des Chutes (Batiscan River tributary) (French: Chutes River|link=no; Falls River), a river in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada

Facilities and structures

Pont des Chutes (French: Chutes Bridge|link=no; Falls Bridge), a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
École secondaire des Chutes (disambiguation) (French: Chutes Secondary School|link=no; Falls Secondary); highschools

Television

Chute! (television programme), a children's programme
"The Chute", a 1996 episode in the third season of Star Trek: Voyager

Other uses

Chutes and ladders
Pilot chute, a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy a main parachute
Chute (racecourse), a projection extending from either end of an oval-shaped racecourse
Squeeze chute, a cage for restraining a farm animal
Chute (in North America), a cattle race, a channel for handling and sorting farm animals

See also