flume

noun

ˈflüm 

1

: an inclined channel for conveying water (as for power)

2

: a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it

Synonyms of flume

• canyon
• ravine
• gorge

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

Recent Examples on the Web

One 2025 honoree, marketing team member Jennifer Gorman, started with Dollywood in 1995 on the log flume. —Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026

Your average boat ride is powered by the water flowing through the flume — which impacts the speed, spacing and orientation of the ride vehicles. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026

Known for its Ferris wheel, log flume and roller coaster, Gillian's Wonderland pier closed its doors October 2024 after 94 years in business. —Joe Brandt, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025

Get soaked on the log flume or see a concert at Pirates World? —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for flume

• blume
• boom
• broom
• doom
• fume
• gloom
• glume
• groom
• loom
• plume
• rheum
• room

Kids Definition

flume

noun

ˈflüm 

1

: a sloping channel for carrying water (as for power)

2

: a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it