Chute

Chute or Chutes, may refer to:


 * Chute (gravity), a channel down which falling materials are guided
 * Chute (landform), a steep-sided passage through which water flows rapidly
 * Escape chute, an emergency exit utilized where conventional fire escapes are impractical
 * Mail chute, a letter collection device
 * Parachute, a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag

People

 * Chute (surname)

Places

 * Chute, Wiltshire, a parish in England, United Kingdom
 * Chute River, a short river in Maine, United States
 * Chute, Victoria, a locality in Australia
 * Rivière des Chutes (Batiscan River tributary) (Chutes River; Falls River), a river in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada

Facilities and structures

 * Pont des Chutes (Chutes Bridge; Falls Bridge), a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
 * École secondaire des Chutes (disambiguation) (Chutes Secondary School; Falls Secondary); highschools

Television

 * Chute! (television programme), a children's programme
 * "The Chute", a 1996 episode in the third season of Star Trek: Voyager

Other uses

 * Chutes and ladders
 * Pilot chute, a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy a main parachute
 * Chute (racecourse), a projection extending from either end of an oval-shaped racecourse
 * Squeeze chute, a cage for restraining a farm animal
 * Chute (in North America), a cattle race, a channel for handling and sorting farm animals