slide DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1a 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: chute (def. 3) log slide shoot ((n.)) (def. 2) timber chute timber slide
1b n. — Northwest
a fast-moving stretch of water over a relatively smooth bed. See 1955 quote at riffle (def. 1c).
See also: riffle ((n.)) (def. 1c)
2a † n.
the mass of earth, rocks, etc. deposited by a landslide.
2b † n.
the part of a mountain side over which an avalanche or landslide has passed, recognizable as an area bearing a growth of grass and shrubs rather than trees.
See also: slide course
3 n.
an artificial runway built on a hill for the use of tobogganists.