(sho͞o′tĭst) One who parachutes from an aircraft; a parachutist. [Short for parachutist.]

What does the word chute mean in English?

(Entry 1 of 2) 1a : fall sense 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.

What is chute short for?

A chute is a sloping channel things move down along. It comes from the French word for “to fall.” But if you are a shipper of Chinese groceries you could shoot cans of bamboo shoots down a chute to the loading dock. “Chute” is also short for “parachute,” but people rarely misspell it in that sense.