DCHP-2

chute [< F] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  a falls or rapids.

  See also: shoot ((n.)) (def. 1)  

• 2 n.

  a fast-moving stretch of water over a relatively smooth bed.

  See also: riffle ((v.)) (def. 1c)  

• 3 n. — Lumbering

  an artificial sluiceway down which logs or cribs may be directed to avoid rapids, falls, or other obstructions in a river.

  See also: slide (def. 1a)