DCHP-2

shoot ((n.)) DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 † n.

  a falls or rapids.

  See also: chute (def. 1)  rapid(s)  riffle ((n.)) (def. 1a)  

• 2 n. — Lumbering, Hist.

  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)