chute's

A heavy rope, mounted to a pulley mechanism on the chute's ceiling, vanished in inky depths below.

Dance Of Death Preston, Douglas 2005

The chute's inner door had a catch as well, but it was on the side away from me, to be opened by the person retrieving the milk.

The Burglar On The Prowl Block, Lawrence 2004

Scrambling up behind him, Philippa grabbed one of his flailing boots and jammed it against the chute's raised edge.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

She pulled herself another foot higher as vision blacked out, then rolled over the chute's edge, back down to the sawdust floor.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

Reflexively grabbing the chute's risers, he dangled there, surveying his surroundings.

Countdown Douglass, Keith 1994

The delivery chute's annunciator shone green; he opened it and found three items.

Between Planets Heinlein, Robert A. 1951

The new chute's modular design reduces repair time from hours to minutes in some cases, Roy said.

Stars and Stripes 2010

-- and here, up yonder, was the pilot, by whose side one might presently look right into the narrow chute's greenwood walls and out over their tops -- "Go on, mammy Joy, I can't ever listen to you, once we're in the chute!"

Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi George Washington Cable 1884