shute

shute
Shoot Shoot, n. [F. chute. See {Chute}. Confused with shoot to let fly.] An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course. [Written also {chute}, and {shute}.] [U. S.] [1913 Webster]

{To take a shoot}, to pass through a shoot instead of the main channel; to take the most direct course. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]


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  • Shute — Shute, n. Same as {Chute}, or {Shoot}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shute — shute; go·shute; …   English syllables

  • Shute — Shute, John, s. Barrington 1) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Shute —   [ʃuːt], Nevil, eigentlich N. S. Norway [ nɔːweɪ], englischer Schriftsteller und Ingenieur, * Ealing (heute zu London) 17. 1. 1899, ✝ Melbourne 12. 1. 1960; war als Flugzeugingenieur in der Forschung tätig; lebte ab 1950 in Australien. Er… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Shute — Shute, Nev|il (1899 1960) a British writer who went to live in Australia, and whose best known novels are A Town Like Alice and On the Beach …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shute — (n.) 1790, channel, trough, dialectal combination of CHUTE (Cf. chute) and SHOOT (Cf. shoot) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Shute — Recorded in several forms including Shutt, Shute, Shutte, and the apparently later diminutives: Shutle, Shuttell and Shuttle, this unusual surname is of pre 8th century origins. It can be either job descriptive for an archer or hunter, one who… …   Surnames reference

  • Shute — /ʃut/ (say shooht) noun Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway), 1899–1960, English aeronautical engineer and novelist, emigrated to Australia; best known for A Town Like Alice (1950). Nevil Shute studied engineering at Oxford and ran a successful aircraft… …  

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