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Vertical or inclined passage through which objects move by gravity From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A chute is a vertical or inclined plane, channel, or passage through which objects are moved by means of gravity.
A chute, also known as a race, flume, cat, or river canyon, is a steep-sided passage through which water flows rapidly.
Akin to these, man-made chutes, such as the timber slide and log flume, were used in the logging industry to facilitate the downstream transportation of timber along rivers. These are no longer in common use. Man-made chutes may also be a feature of spillways on some dams. Some types of water supply and irrigation systems are gravity fed, hence chutes. These include aqueducts, puquios, and acequias.
Chutes are in common use in tall buildings to allow fast and efficient transport of items and materials from the upper floors to a central location on one of the lower floors, especially the basement. Chutes may be round, square or rectangular at the top and/or the bottom.
Home laundry chutes are typically found in homes with basement laundry to allow the collection of all household members' dirty laundry, conveniently near the bedrooms and laundry facilities, without the constant transport of laundry bins from story-to-story or room-to-room or up and down stairs. Home laundry chutes may be less common than previously due to building codes or concern regarding fireblocking, the prevention of fire from spreading from floor-to-floor,[1] as well as child safety.[2][3] However, construction including cabinets, doors, lids, and locks may make both risks significantly less than with simple stairwells.
An elevator is not a chute as it does not move by gravity.
Goust, a hamlet in southwestern France, is notable for its mountainside chute that is used to transport coffins.[6][7]
Chutes are also found in:
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