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escape chute
" We produce motor drive electronics; we produce cargo systems for large narrow-body and wide-body airplanes and, more importantly, the emergency escape chute that goes on these planes."
Louis R. Chenevert

Meaning of "escape chute" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ESCAPE CHUTE

ɪˈskeɪp ʃuːt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESCAPE CHUTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Escape chute is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ESCAPE CHUTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Escape chute

An escape chute is a special kind of emergency exit, used where conventional fire escape stairways are impractical. The chute is a fabric tube installed near a special exit on an upper floor or roof of a building, or a tall structure. During use, the chute is deployed, and may be secured at the bottom by a fire fighting crew some distance out from the building. Once the tube is ready, escapees enter the tube and slide down to a lower level or the ground level.

Definition of escape chute in the English dictionary

The definition of escape chute in the dictionary is a fabric tube or chute hinged to the wall of a stairwell and used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ESCAPE CHUTE

bumbershoot · chute · crapshoot · offshoot · outshoot · overshoot · parachute · photoshoot · reshoot · rotachute · shoot · shoot-the-chute · Shute · sideshoot · troubleshoot · undershoot · upshoot

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESCAPE CHUTE

escape · escape artist · escape clause · escape cock · escape device · escape hatch · escape key · escape mechanism · escape pipe · escape plan · escape road · escape route · escape routine · escape shaft · escape valve · escape velocity · escape wheel · escaped · escapee · escapeless

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESCAPE CHUTE

acute · brake chute · brake parachute · coal chute · constitute · contribute · cute · dispute · distribute · garbage chute · garbage shute · golden parachute · institute · last-minute · minute · refuse chute · route · rubbish chute · salute · tribute

Synonyms and antonyms of escape chute in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «escape chute» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ESCAPE CHUTE

Find out the translation of escape chute to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of escape chute from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «escape chute» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

逃生滑道
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

manga de evacuación
570 millions of speakers
en

English

escape chute
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

भागने ढलान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شلال الهروب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

побег желоб
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fuga calha
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অব্যাহতি চ্যুতি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

évasion goulotte
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Melarikan diri
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Rettungsrutsche
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

脱出シュート
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

탈출 슈트
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nyerbu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thoát khỏi máng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தப்பிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पलायन बाहेर पडा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Kaçış kanalı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

fuga chute
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

rynna ucieczki
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

втечу жолоб
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

jgheab de evacuare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αγωγός διαφυγής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontsnap glybaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

räddningsrutschbana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

redningsstrømpe
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about escape chute

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QUOTES WITH «ESCAPE CHUTE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word escape chute.
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Louis R. Chenevert
We produce motor drive electronics; we produce cargo systems for large narrow-body and wide-body airplanes and, more importantly, the emergency escape chute that goes on these planes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESCAPE CHUTE»

Discover the use of escape chute in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to escape chute and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Douglas F3D Skyknight Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
Pull the escape chute door emergency release handle (figure 5-l. referencc 4) located on the center console and lea-rt- the airplane as shown on figure 5-]. WARNING the lower escape chute for emergency escapes in the air. At speeds above ...
United States Air Force, 2008
2
A Conspiracy of Dunces
What is this, a discount airline? I want to see the captain. Get him back here right now!!! This instance!!!” “Surely sir, it's just a small matter of . . . of . . . heroism. And you, the first passenger down the escape chute.” “Escape chute!!! Escape chute!
Bill Shaw, 2012
3
Popular Science
... chute Multiple fire-escape chutes, looking somewhat like long stockings, will provide secondary means of escape from the third through twentieth floors of most buildings, claims manufacturer Uyeda Escape Chute Construction Co., of Japan.
4
Language Typology: A Functional Perspective
Q shouted seconds-Ni (15) "The end of the escape chute was difficult to get through." (15.1) Kankoku-no kodomotaci-ga «onma (okaasan), nakisakebu. " several seconds later, (she) shouted in Korean, "Escape quickly" Dassyutu syuuto-no ...
Alice Caffarel, J. R. Martin, Christian M. I. M. Matthiessen, 2004
5
I Must Remember This: A Southern White Boy's Memories of the ...
Henry once egged the principal who was coming down to catch a boy for playing in the fire escape chute. Henry had already run away when he threw the egg so he was never found out. Henry was lucky that way. WASHING FERTILIZER ...
George Youngblood, 2006
6
New Scientist
... slides After the tragic fire in an Oban hotel last month, owners of small hotels are under considerable pressure to instal adequate fire escapes. They would be disappointed by the device shown in the photograph — an aircraft escape chute  ...
7
Product Design
So, a length of rope could Q be thought of as a rattlesnake when it is coiled up on the floor or as an escape chute when suspended from an upstairs window or a gripping hand when tied tightly round a bundle of sticks. There are several ways  ...
Mike Baxter, 1995
8
Fish Catching Methods of the World
The fish are guided by this vertical separator net to a fish escape chute under the codend Figure 26.25 Shrimp trawl with separator. Schärfe 1978 with permission.) (From (Watson & McVea 1977). It has been found that this method not only ...
Otto Gabriel, Klaus Lange, Erdmann Dahm, 2008
9
Merchant Shipping Notices
Construction 2.1 The container housing the escape chute and the boarding platform shall be - 2.1.1 strong enough to withstand the forces imposed upon it in severe weather conditions when the chute and platform is fully deployed and the  ...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), 2003
10
Orange Coast Magazine
... put the escape chute on and bail out through a trap door to safety. Once, though, the casket chute didn't open. By the time Campi got out, his escape chute didn't have enough altitude to open properly. Providentially, it caught on a large barn, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESCAPE CHUTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term escape chute is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cabin crew jargon explained
... arm the doors during the public announcement (meaning that if that door were to be opened the escape chute would automatically deploy). «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Get wet and wild at community challenge games
Visitors can also get to grips with a climbing wall, hit the mobile skatepark, go down an airline escape chute or enjoy football and cycling. «Hartlepool Mail, Jun 15»
3
Don't kid yourself, men are irrelevant during pregnancy
Humour - so often man's escape chute - is little more than a noose during pregnancy. Will Luke. “Is it ok if I come in, too?” I asked at our second ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
4
Asiana suspends Hiroshima flights for safety check
... by using an escape chute. The wheel of the aircraft may have struck a wireless communication facility near Hiroshima Airport when landing. «The Star Online, Apr 15»
5
Asiana Airlines passenger jet skids off runway in Hiroshima, 22 injured
All of the 74 passengers and eight crew members on board the South Korean airline's Flight 162 left the aircraft by using an escape chute. «South China Morning Post, Apr 15»
6
Asiana Airlines passenger plane skids off runway in Japan, 22 injured
All of 73 passengers and 8 crewmembers aboard the OZ162 flight managed to leave the plane by using an escape chute after the incident ... «Free press journal, Apr 15»
7
China Tells Its Tourists: Behave Overseas, Or Else...
Last December, a Chinese tourist opened an emergency door, deploying the plane's escape chute, because he didn't want to wait to get off the ... «Yahoo Travel, Apr 15»
8
Propulsion is the Next Step for Survitec's MES
... the way it deploys, with passengers evacuated via an escape chute. However, it will be nothing like our existing MES products," said Richard. «MarineLink, Mar 15»
9
Xbox One Review - 'Pinball FX 2' - Venom
Unlike the bottom half, the upper half feels like a miniaturized version of a full table, complete with its own ramp, some targets, an escape chute, ... «WorthPlaying.com, Jan 15»
10
Wading pool future for 'lost' emergency slide
Mr Hunt found the device, which he correctly guessed might have been an inflatable aircraft escape chute during the first few days of the New ... «Gympie Times, Jan 15»
REFERENCE
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