Thesaurus results for FLUME

flume

noun

ˈflüm

as in canyon

a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage hiked through the flume and into the meadow beyond it

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as in canal

an open man-made passageway for water built a flume next to the road for runoff

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Recent Examples of flume Get soaked on the log flume or see a concert at Pirates World? —

Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025 The flume will be able to melt ice in the winter, solving a problem SRP has dealt with when creeks and rivers take on ice. —

Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun. —

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 See All Example Sentences for flume

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For an unobstructed view across the canyon, be sure to check out Barbour Rock Trail Overlook.

— Anthony Fredericks, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
The village at the top consists of two restaurants (the more expensive one has a view of a steep canyon and the blue Rio Grande below) and a smattering of houses.

— Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026