n.
Variant: also shute
Pronunciation: ' shüt
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Old French, from cheoir to fall, from Latin cadere ― more at CHANCE
Date: 1805
1 a : FALL 6B b : a quick descent (as in a river) : RAPID
2 : an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass : SLIDE
3 : PARACHUTE
4 : SPINNAKER