"Chute" means "fall", from the French, according to my ancient Shorter
Oxford Dictionary. And that makes sense, because "chute" refers to
things falling, such as a waterfall.
Chris
On 18 Feb 2009, at 02:38, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>
>
>> Paul Laughlin <> wrote:
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>> Also "Loading Chute", an inclined enclosure for loading livestock on
>> trucks
>> or railroad cars.
>
> Yeah, well I think the word "chute" is used a lot (alot Chris ?).
>
> So what is the derivation of para-chute ?
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