A chute is a vertical or inclined plane, channel, or passage through which objects are moved by means of gravity). It can be a steep-sided landform, also known as a race, flume, cat, or river canyon). Chutes are commonly used in tall buildings to allow the rapid transport of items from the upper floors to a central location on one of the lower floors or basement). They may be round, square, or rectangular at the top and/or the bottom). Construction chutes are used to remove rubble and similar demolition materials safely from taller buildings). These temporary structures typically consist of a chain of cylindrical or conical plastic tubes, each fitted into the top of the one below and tied together, usually with chains). Heavy-duty steel chutes may also be used when the debris is too heavy for plastic chutes).
In addition, "chute" can also be a verb meaning to go in or as if in a chute, or to utilize a chute (as by passing ore down it) . It can also refer to a narrow, steep slide for objects or people to go down. For example, passengers can escape from a planes front exits by sliding down emergency chutes.
