Thesaurus results for FLUME

flume

noun

ˈflüm

Definition of flume

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 The teen slid 52 feet down the water flume on Tiana's Bayou Adventure. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 The new attraction is set to break three world records and features the first-ever mega drop on a log flume. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 The aquatic center’s attractions include a zero-depth pool, interactive water play area, lazy river, body speed slides, tube slide, flume slide, platform cliff jump and drop slide. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 The Tempo are not alone on this log flume ride of WNBA expansion in 2026. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for flume

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Noun

The space offers nearly 360-degree views of the surrounding canyon, and the menu offers classic pub food, burgers and house beer.

— London Lyle, Denver Post, 24 July 2026
Stewart grabs the ring activating it, before the car crashes in the canyon below.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Definition of canyon

Noun

The agency’s testing identified cyclospora in two samples taken from a canal that the farm used for irrigation.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The Ada County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in a police shooting Thursday near a canal and gas station at the South Cloverdale and West Overland roads intersection in Boise.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

Roughly half the farm receives water from Northern California via a vast system of aqueducts.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
These properties have enabled the likes of the Pantheon, ancient Roman aqueducts, and even parts of the Colosseum to survive two millennia, while some Brutalist buildings from the 1960s that were made from modern concrete are crumbling.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Definition of aqueduct

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His Portuguese-immigrant father, Miguel, moved to the gorge in 1984, when tourism in the area was practically unheard of.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026
Tallulah Gorge State Park, Georgia The centerpiece of this popular state park is a gorge that’s two miles long and almost 1,000 feet deep.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

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