Flume Definition

flo͝om
flumed, flumes, flume
noun
flumes
A narrow gorge or ravine with a stream running through it.
Webster's New World
An artificial channel, usually an inclined chute or trough, for carrying water to furnish power, transport logs down a mountainside, etc.
Webster's New World
A very small swimming pool designed with a propeller or pump to generate a current, allowing a swimmer to swim in place.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
flumed, flumes, flume
To send (logs, water, etc.) down or through a flume.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Flume

Noun

Singular:
flume
Plural:
flumes

Origin of Flume

  • Middle English flum river from Old French from Latin flūmen from fluere to flow bhleu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English flum, from Old French flum, flun, from Latin flumen, from fluere (“to flow”).

    From Wiktionary

Flume Sentence Examples

  • They have some water rides too - their log flume is great fun!

  • The Princess pressed a button that turned on the pool area including the water flume.

  • A ten meter long 30cm wide and 30cm high glass walled recirculating hydraulic flume.

  • In this proposal a series of experiments with graded sediments are detailed which will take place in the tilting flume at HR Wallingford.

  • Verify the results of the preliminary study by repeating some experiments in a larger flume.

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Words Starting With

FFLFLU

Words Ending With

EMEUME

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Words Starting With F and Ending With E

Starts With F & Ends With EStarts With FL & Ends With EStarts With F & Ends With ME

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