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Linen chute

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, linen chute means: A vertical passage used to send dirty linen down to a collection area.

In Turkish: çamaşır şutu

How it is used

Used in housekeeping logistics; distinguish the built-in passage from a linen trolley.

Example sentences

  1. The attendant used the linen chute to send the bagged sheets to the laundry collection area.

    The vertical passage moves linen between floors without a trolley journey.

  2. The linen chute was closed for maintenance, so staff used the service lift instead.

    An alternative route is needed when the built-in transport facility is unavailable.

Common collocations

  • linen chute door
  • use the linen chute
  • linenIn a hotel, all the cloth items used in rooms and restaurants, such as sheets, pillowcases, duvet covers, towels and tablecloths.
  • housekeepingThe hotel department that cleans and prepares guest rooms and public areas and looks after towels, sheets and room supplies.

More terms: Housekeeping

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