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Rinne — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chute noun A sloped or vertical channel used to slide or drop objects from a higher point to a lower one.
  • gutter noun A channel along the edge of a road or roof that carries away rainwater.
  • trough noun A long, open container used to hold food or water for animals.

Senses

Rinne is used for these senses in English:

  • chute 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.
  • couloir (climbing, skiing) A steep gorge along a mountainside.
  • gutter A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
  • gutter A ditch along the side of a road.
  • trough A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.

chute — full definition

  1. noun A sloped or vertical channel used to slide or drop objects from a higher point to a lower one.
  2. noun A narrow passage used to funnel or confine animals, such as livestock.
  3. noun Informal shortening of "parachute".

gutter — full definition

  1. noun A channel along the edge of a road or roof that carries away rainwater.
  2. noun A morally low or degrading state or environment.
  3. verb (of a candle flame) To flicker unsteadily as it burns down, as if about to go out.

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