Shute, Nevil Syllabification: (Shute, Nevil)Pronunciation: /SHo͞ot/Definition of Shute, Nevil (1899–1960), English novelist; pseudonym of Nevil Shute Norway. After World War II he settled in Australia, which provides the setting for his later novels. Notable works: A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957). Shute, Nevil in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Shute, Nevil in the British & World English dictionary
