chute
noun
[ ʃuːt ]
• a sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level.
• "cement was loaded on to barges via chutes"
• a narrow metal enclosure for holding or restraining livestock, in which an animal may be vaccinated, branded, etc.
• "cattle tend to be calmer in a chute with solid sides"
Origin:
early 19th century (originally a North American usage): from French, ‘fall’ (of water or rocks), from Old French cheoite, feminine past participle of cheoir ‘to fall’, from Latin cadere ; influenced by shoot.
chute
noun
• a parachute.
Origin:
1920s: shortened form.
