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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flume /flum/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geographya deep narrow passage containing a stream or torrent.
- Civil Engineeringan artificial channel for conducting water, such as one used to transport logs.
- an amusement park ride in which passengers are conveyed through a water-filled chute or over a water slide.
See -flu-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flume (flo̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n., v., flumed, flum•ing. n. - Geographya deep narrow defile containing a mountain stream or torrent.
- Civil Engineeringan 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.
v.t. - Civil Engineeringto transport in a flume.
- Civil Engineeringto divert (a stream) by a flume.
- Old French Latin flūmen stream
- Middle English flum 1125–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flume /fluːm/ n - 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
vb - (transitive) to transport (logs) in a flume
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French flum, ultimately from Latin flūmen stream, from fluere to flow |