Shute

American

[shoot] / ʃut /

noun

Nevil Nevil Shute Norway, 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.

Shute British

/ ʃuːt /

noun

Nevil , real name Nevil Shute Norway. 1899–1960, English novelist, in Australia after World War II: noted for his novels set in Australia, esp A Town like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957)

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He was inspired by the use of the song in the seminal movie “Vision Quest” when Louden Swain warms up to wrestle Brian Shute.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

The road has been closed between Bonchurch Shute and Shanklin and police remain at the scene.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023

It happened between Bonchurch Shute and Smugglers Haven, near Ventnor, on the south east coast of the island on Sunday night.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023

Half an hour later, as the ice melted in their glasses, Shute looked across the table.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Just before the vessel sailed, young Francis Bernard died November 20, 1770, at the age of twenty-seven, and is probably buried beside his brother Shute in the burial ground of the King's Chapel at Boston.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.

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