flume

noun

1
: an inclined channel for conveying water (as for power)
2
: a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it

Examples of flume in a Sentence

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. 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

Word History

Etymology

probably from Middle English flum river, from Anglo-French, from Latin flumen, from fluere — more at fluid

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flume was in 1748

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“Flume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flume. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

flume

noun
1
: a sloping channel for carrying water (as for power)
2
: a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it
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