chute1

 
Pronunciation: /ʃuːt/
(also shoot)

noun

  • a sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level: cement was loaded on to barges via chutes
  • a water slide into a swimming pool.

Origin:

early 19th century (originally a North American usage): from French, 'fall' (of water or rocks), from Old French cheoite, feminine past participle of cheoir 'to fall', from Latin cadere; influenced by shoot