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noun
- 1. an artificial channel conveying water, typically used for transporting logs or timber.
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The meaning of FLUME is an inclined channel for conveying water (as for power).
A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. [1][2] Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to transport water; flumes use flowing water to transport materials. [citation needed] .
FLUME definition: 1. a narrow channel made for carrying water, for example to factories that produce electricity 2. a…. Learn more.
a water chute (= a tube for sliding down) at an amusement park or a swimming pool. Heated to 29° the pool has flume rides and a wave machine. Word Origin Middle English (denoting a river or stream): from Old French flum, from Latin flumen ‘river’, from fluere ‘to flow’.
4 meanings: 1. a ravine through which a stream flows 2. a narrow artificial channel made for providing water for power,.... Click for more definitions.
1. a deep narrow defile containing a mountain stream or torrent. 2. an artificial channel or trough for conducting water. 3. an amusement park ride in which passengers are conveyed through a water-filled chute or over a water slide.
FLUME meaning: 1. a narrow channel made for carrying water, for example to factories that produce electricity 2. a…. Learn more.
A flume is a raised channel or chute that has water flowing through it. Flumes are generally used to transport things like logs, or to measure the flow of water.
What does the noun flume mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun flume, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English. flume has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
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