Phrase guide

garbage chute

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A passage where garbage is carried to a receptacle at the bottom of a building.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: refuse chute, trash chute

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: աղբատար խողովակ (aġbatar xoġovak) — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Chuvash: ҫӳп-ҫап ярӑш (śüp-śap jarăš) — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Dutch: stortkoker — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Finnish: roskakuilu — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Finnish: jätekuilu — a passage for garbage in a building
  • French: vide-ordures — a passage for garbage in a building
  • German: Müllschlucker — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Hungarian: szemétledobó — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Japanese: ダスト・シュート (dasuto shūto) — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Latvian: atkritumu vads — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Polish: zsyp na śmieci — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Russian: мусоропровод (musoroprovod) — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Swedish: sopnedkast — a passage for garbage in a building
  • Ukrainian: сміттєпрові́д (smittjeprovíd) — a passage for garbage in a building