chute vs weir

chute

noun
  • 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. 

  • A waterfall or rapid. 

  • The pen in which an animal is confined before being released in a rodeo. 

  • A parachute. 

  • A spinnaker. 

verb
  • To parachute. 

weir

noun
  • An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream. 

  • A fence placed across a river to catch fish. 

How often have the words chute and weir occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )