chute-the-chute

Examples

• All

• Crowds lined up to ride the chute-the-chute at the old amusement park.

• Her grandfather remembers his first ride on a chute-the-chute as an exciting adventure.

• The chute-the-chute was the most popular ride at the amusement park.

• Have you ever been on a chute-the-chute?

• Families enjoyed the chute-the-chute at the amusement park, especially the giant splash at the end.

• The chute-the-chute ride was an exhilarating highlight for many visitors at the fair.

• Every summer, people flock to the amusement park to experience the thrilling chute-the-chute.

Synonyms

R

ride

vschute-the-chute

290 2.0

A machine at an amusement park that people sit on for fun

is a specific early track attraction that ends with a water splash

R

roller coaster

vschute-the-chute

42 1.6

A fast amusement park ride with steep slopes and sharp turns

ends with a splash into water instead of finishing dry on land

W

waterslide

vschute-the-chute

• Informal

4 1.0

A long smooth slide with water that people ride into a pool

uses vehicles on raised tracks rather than a smooth wet slope

S

switchback

vschute-the-chute

• Archaic

6.3

An early amusement park ride like a short wooden roller coaster

usually ends by splashing into water rather than stopping on land

B

big dipper

vschute-the-chute

• Archaic

5.6

A roller coaster at an amusement park with steep drops and sharp turns

normally finishes by creating a splash into water instead of dry ending

W

water chute

vschute-the-chute

• US

4.1

A sloping slide with flowing water that people go down into a pool

uses a vehicle on elevated tracks rather than a simple wet sloping channel

Surface Forms

Etymology