chute house

English

Alternative forms
  • chute-house

Etymology

chute +‎ house

Pronunciation

Noun

chute house (plural chute houses)

  1. A building that covers a chute and the material being moved on it, particularly coal[1][2][3][4]

References
  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=e1dMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA724&lpg=PA724&dq=what+is+a+%22chute+house%22+mining+railroad&source=bl&ots=hFylvo1Uie&sig=KUJ1HkXh9z6NMuvCkI8TXFvspkw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjP36rGwP3YAhVEKawKHVaeCYoQ6AEINzAF#v=onepage&q=%22chute%20house%22&f=false
  2. http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28570&whichpage=6
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=JyUCAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA128&lpg=RA2-PA128&dq=what+is+a+%22chute+house%22+coal&source=bl&ots=fSf7hoxNHr&sig=sUvRNTy172UihG0T3wdrlfooaLw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-j5eawf3YAhVSF6wKHVE8CaMQ6AEITjAK#v=onepage&q=what%20is%20a%20%22chute%20house%22%20coal&f=false
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=6_oDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA264&lpg=PA264&dq=what+is+a+chutehouse&source=bl&ots=Q5gIZRmhWa&sig=XDPRSOvT4bVinn3PgKIos8yFCu0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQxJ_mvf3YAhUCbq0KHfTGABIQ6AEIKzAA#v=onepage&q=chute%20house&f=false
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