flume
[ floom ]
/ flum /
noun
a deep narrow defile containing a mountain stream or torrent.
an artificial channel or trough for conducting water, as one used to transport logs or provide water power.
an amusement park ride in which passengers are carried in a boatlike or loglike conveyance through a narrow, water-filled chute or over a water slide.
verb (used with object), flumed, flum·ing.
to transport in a flume.
to divert (a stream) by a flume.
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Origin of flume
1125–75; Middle English flum<Old French ≪ Latin flūmen stream
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flume
/ (fluːm) /
noun
a ravine through which a stream flows
a narrow artificial channel made for providing water for power, floating logs, etc
a slide in the form of a long and winding tube with a stream of water running through it that descends into a purpose-built pool
verb
(tr) to transport (logs) in a flume
Word Origin for flume
C12: from Old French flum, ultimately from Latin flūmen stream, from fluere to flow
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