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 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 Thrill seeking SeaWorld Orlando rolled out its first thrill ride — Journey to Atlantis, a flume experience with a roller coaster stretch — in 1999. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flume

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Noun

Just last month, the probe tracked a frenetic cluster of 30 dust devils swirling through the canyons of Mamers Valles, also in the northern hemisphere.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Cass was sitting his heaving horse on the rim of the canyon, looking down at some sprays of fresh dirt on the ground below him.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Definition of canyon

Noun

The festival is held annually to celebrate the end of an outbreak of the plague in 1576 and is attended by thousands of people in boats and on the city’s canals, culminating in a fireworks show over the city.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Hooking a Giant That morning was still as my kayak cut through the hydrilla and into a canal.

— Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026
Reaching the wreckage proved difficult as emergency workers, backed by paramilitary forces, climbed down a steep mountainside to the ravine up to 25 meters (80 feet) deep.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of ravine

Noun

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
Despite the dilapidated state, the couple fell in love with its ancient olive trees, a creek and a network of aqueducts winding through the fields.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026

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