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PRONUNCIATION OF REFUSE CHUTE

refuse chute  [ˈrɛfjuːs ʃuːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFUSE CHUTE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Refuse 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 REFUSE CHUTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of refuse chute in the English dictionary

The definition of refuse chute in the dictionary is a chute in a building which rubbish and waste is thrown down to the main refuse bins, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFUSE CHUTE


bumbershoot
ˈbʌmbəʃuːt
chute
ʃuːt
crapshoot
ˈkræpˌʃuːt
offshoot
ˈɒfˌʃuːt
outshoot
ˌaʊtˈʃuːt
overshoot
ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt
parachute
ˈpærəˌʃuːt
photoshoot
ˈfəʊtəʊˌʃuːt
reshoot
riːˈʃuːt
rotachute
ˈrəʊtəˌʃuːt
shoot
ʃuːt
shoot-the-chute
ˈʃuːtðəˈʃuːt
Shute
ʃuːt
sideshoot
ˈsaɪdˌʃuːt
troubleshoot
ˈtrʌblˌʃuːt
undershoot
ˌʌndəˈʃuːt
upshoot
ʌpˈʃuːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFUSE CHUTE

refurbishing
refurbishment
refurnish
refusable
refusal
refuse
refuse bin
refuse collection
refuse collector
refuse destructor
refuse disposal
refuse disposal service
refuse disposal unit
refuse dump
refuse lorry
refuse truck
refusenik
refuser
refusion
refusnik

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFUSE CHUTE

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

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «refuse chute» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFUSE CHUTE

Find out the translation of refuse chute to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of refuse 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 «refuse chute» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

垃圾槽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punto de recogida
570 millions of speakers

English

refuse chute
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढलान मना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رفض شلال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мусоропровод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recusar calha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছিটকে প্রত্যাখ্যান করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ordure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menolak pelongsor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Müllschlucker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シュートを拒否する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슈트 를 거부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nolak chute
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ chối máng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரித்திரத்தை மறுக்கிறேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठोसा नाकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çöpü boşaltmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rifiutare chute
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odmówić rynnę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сміттєпровід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

refuza jgheab
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγωγού απορριμμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glybaan weier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vägra ränna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nekte chute
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of refuse chute

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFUSE CHUTE»

The term «refuse chute» is normally little used and occupies the 134.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFUSE CHUTE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «refuse chute» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «refuse chute» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFUSE CHUTE»

Discover the use of refuse chute in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to refuse chute and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Building Regulations 2000: Approved Document
2.28 A wall separating a habitable room or kitchen and a refuse chute should have a mass per unit area (including any finishes) of at least 1320kg/m2. A wall separating a non-habitable room from a refuse chute should have a mass per unit ...
‎2006
2
Understanding Buildings a Multidisciplinary Approach
Refuse chutes The common thing now is the refuse chute, the essential features of which are shown (4.18a). Access can be off a common landing on each floor but, if apartments are handed back-to-back on plan, they can share common ...
E. Reid, 2013
3
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
A seed cotton culler comprising a drum having an inlet and an outlet, a refuse chute communicating with the lower portion of the drum, and baffle means positioned in the upper portion of the chute for preventing passage of cotton through the ...
‎1920
4
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a cotton-cleaner, the combination, with a hopper provided with feed-rollers, of a casing below the hopper provided with a refuse-chute and a delivery-chute, the refuse-chute communicating with the air-blast pipe and the delivery-chute with ...
United States. Patent Office, 1901
5
Collection, Reduction, and Disposal of Solid Waste in ...
The degree of noise associated with the system is favorable; this is due to use of the single flue and the attendant masonry walls which dampen noise to a greater extent than would a metallic refuse chute. As indicated previously the presence ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Advisory Board. Special Advisory Committee on Solid Waste, 1970
6
Environment and Services
One way of overcoming this problem is to provide a chute running down the building which will take refuse from the upper floors and deliver it to a container at ground level. shows a typical refuse chute. Refuse, preferably wrapped in paper, ...
Peter Burberry, 2014
7
Clean, Green and Blue: Singapore's Journey Towards ...
Hence, each residential unit in the new highrise apartments was provided with a refuse throw-point in the kitchen that was connected to a common vertical refuse chute. Refuse from high-rise apartment blocks could then be simply collected ...
Yong Soon Tan, Tung Jean Lee, Karen Tan, 2009
8
Building Surveys and Reports
Figure 15.13 shows many of the standard features of a refuse chute and storage chamber which are required by the Building Regulations. The chute consists of a vertical pipe with a minimum diameter of 457mm although some older types will ...
James Douglas, 2010
9
German Technical Dictionary
Müllabladen. Müllabladen n <Umweltschmutz> dumping Müllabladeplatz m < Umweltschmutz> dump ground Müllablagerung f: <Wasserversorg> refuse tipping Müllabwurfschacht m <Abfall> refuse chute Müllanfall m<Abfall> waste formation, ...
Robert Dimand, 2013
10
Building Regulations Explained
SEPARATING WALLS Refuse chutes A wall which separates any habitable room or kitchen in a dwelling from any refuse chute should have an average mass of not less than 1320 kg/m2. When a wall separates a refuse chute from a room ...
London District Surveyors Association, John Stephenson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFUSE CHUTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term refuse chute is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Man found guilty of murdering homeless man in refuse chute
A man who assaulted a homeless man and shoved him down the rubbish chute of a Cork city apartment complex has been jailed for life for murder. «Irish Times, Mar 15»
2
Man found in refuse chute died from asphyxia, murder trial hears
A 59-year-old homeless man died as a result of asphyxia and lack of oxygen after ending up head first in a refuse chute in an apartment complex in Cork, ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
3
Murder accused 'prays daily' for man found in refuse chute, court hears
Asked by detectives if he had murdered Mr Manley's whose body was found down a refuse chute at the apartment, Mr O'Loughlin replied: “No, that is not what ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
4
Woman tells trial how accused told her he had thrown a man down …
Mr Manley's remains were found in a refuse chute at the apartment complex on May 13th, 2013, the trial at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork has ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
5
Dead man was found in refuse chute, trial told
The body of a homeless man was found partially covered in rubbish and a blood-like substance at the bottom of a refuse chute, a court has heard. «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
6
Maintenance man tells of shock to find body in refuse chute
A maintenance man has told a murder trial of his shock when a man's body came down a refuse chute he was trying to unblock in an apartment complex in Cork. «Irish Times, Mar 15»
7
Rubbish chute catches fire at Sembawang HDB block
"I smelled smoke coming from the central refuse chute at Block 507B Wellington Circle yesterday (Feb 13) ... "When they opened up the chute, there was fire in it. «AsiaOne, Feb 15»
8
New system to prevent rubbish chute fires on trial
The idea is to wet the refuse collected within the chutes by discharging water at ... Each HDB block constructed from 1990 has a central refuse chute which ends ... «AsiaOne, Nov 14»
9
Man charged with murder of homeless man in Cork
A 27-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with the murder of homeless man whose body was found dumped in a refuse chute in ... «Irish Times, Nov 13»
10
Man remanded in custody over Cork death
A 26-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with assaulting a homeless man whose body was found dumped in a refuse chute in ... «Irish Times, May 13»

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