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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Powerful water jets propel the inner tubes up flumes and around the park giving spectacular views of the ocean. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 While the long-popular attraction retains much of its ride infrastructure, including an elevator lift and flume design that allows for a steep, watery descent, Journey to Atlantis does have new elements, beginning with the queue itself. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025 Visitors can enjoy the Splashdown log flume, the Sky Diver and Free Fall drop towers and the Sea Dragon swinging ship. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Their native dirt pile, which sits atop Mason Mountain, is brought down to the water flume for people of all ages to sift through. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 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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Cite this Entry

“Flume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flume. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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