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plural of flume
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1
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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2
an open man-made passageway for water
- built a flume next to the road for runoff
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“Flumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flumes. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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