1
: an inclined channel for conveying water (as for power)
2
: a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it
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hiked through the flume and into the meadow beyond it
built a flume next to the road for runoff
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This log flume ride, which debuted in November 2024, is centered on the sites and sounds of 1920s Bayou Country, including zydeco and Afro-Cuban music, Mardi Gras, the culinary traditions of New Orleans and, of course, the region’s critters—crocodiles among them.
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Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 27 June 2025
Every day, Robert Krehbiel takes a measurement from the flume and reports the current flow to the Division of Water Resources.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
Over roughly a decade, approximately 8,000 giant sequoias — some aged over 2,000 years — were felled using cross-cut saws, axes, steam donkeys and elaborate flume systems that transported logs to distant mills.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Next was dad Harry following closely behind as his little princess met a Disney Princess, before the family was photographed going up a log flume ride at Tiana's Bayou Adventure.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 27 June 2025
Every day, Robert Krehbiel takes a measurement from the flume and reports the current flow to the Division of Water Resources.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
Over roughly a decade, approximately 8,000 giant sequoias — some aged over 2,000 years — were felled using cross-cut saws, axes, steam donkeys and elaborate flume systems that transported logs to distant mills.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Next was dad Harry following closely behind as his little princess met a Disney Princess, before the family was photographed going up a log flume ride at Tiana's Bayou Adventure.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for flume
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“Flume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flume. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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flume
noun1
: a sloping channel for carrying water (as for power)
2
: a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it
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