Chute
WordNet
noun
(1) Sloping channel through which things can descend
(2) Rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
verb
(3) Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
- parachute
Noun
- fall
- Sa chute lui a été fatale. - His fall was fatal.
- fall, drop (e.g. in price)
- waterfall
- Nous ne sommes plus très loins des chutes du Niagara. - We're not far from Niagara Falls.