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coal chute

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Noun1.coal chute - a chute for coalcoal chute - a chute for coal                    
slideway, sloping trough, chute, slide - sloping channel through which things can descend


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On March 8, 1870, a Mr Clifton requested compensation after falling through a coal chute in Royal Arcade.
Pula said when the Quabbin Administration Building was built, it was heated with coal, and the coal chutes and coal storage bins are still in place.
The hoppers in the staiths were linked to coal chutes called spouts and the teemers had the task of adjusting these spouts according to the tide.
 
 
 
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