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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shoot \Shoot\, n. [F. chute. See {Chute}. Confused with shoot to let fly.] An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course. [Written also {chute}, and {shute}.] [U. S.] {To take a shoot}, to pass through a shoot instead of the main channel; to take the most direct course. [U.S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chute \Chute\, n. [F. chute, prop. a fall.] 1. 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. See {Shoot}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chute n 1: a device that fills with air and retards your fall [syn: {parachute}] 2: sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: {slide}, {sloping trough}]
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