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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
For now, the flume is a one-of-a-kind experiment.
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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
More recent developments in this area include characters found in attractions such as Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, a highlight of Galaxy’s Edge, and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure flume ride.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 16 July 2025
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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
More recent developments in this area include characters found in attractions such as Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, a highlight of Galaxy’s Edge, and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure flume ride.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flume
Noun
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The impact of that realization, combined with the serenity and natural beauty of the canyon, make an unforgettable first impression.—
Asonta Benetti,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Right now, warm water is barely cresting the moraine, then flowing down a seabed canyon toward the glacier.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Elixandro Naranjo Miranda, 21, was driving a dune buggy with three passengers that entered the Delta-Mendota canal, according to the CHP.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some are even experimenting with more modern thermal methods such as the Andro-Switch ring, which raises the testicles back in the inguinal canal, increasing their temperature just enough to lower the sperm count, but are looking for more trustworthy options.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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Low fence markers can be seen outlining the building zone along Route 2, which slopes along open land, wooded patches and some ravines.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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In the foothills of the Himalayas, a wire on a cable car snaps, leaving eight passengers, including several schoolchildren, dangling 900 feet above a ravine awaiting rescue before the remaining cable fails.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The update will set rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farmlands and cities.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ancient Origins reported that the researchers analyzed the carbonate incrustations, or the buildup in the city’s pipes, as well as deposits in the aqueducts and water towers built later on.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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The Tri-Cities area has long been a hub for agriculture, wine and outdoor recreation, an area along the Snake River and Columbia River gorge that native Americans called the wintering grounds because of its temperate climate.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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These single-pitch routes scale the park’s 60-foot-deep gorge and range from W12 to W13 in difficulty.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Flume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flume. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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