flume

noun

1
: an inclined channel for conveying water (as for power)
2
: a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it

Examples of flume in a Sentence

hiked through the flume and into the meadow beyond it built a flume next to the road for runoff
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Their objective is to ride every ride in Walt Disney World—every rollercoaster, carousel, log flume, slot car, centrifugal motion simulator and rotating educational theater stage show attraction, across all four parks—in a single operating day. Darryn King, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Equipped with a kiddie pool, two flume slides and speed slides, Wave Country has activities for people of any age, with proximity to a skating park and access to Two Rivers Golf Course. Antonia Lopez, The Tennessean, 28 July 2024 Category 6 waterpark is home to six coiling slides, including the 282-foot Frightening Bolt, the tallest waterslide at sea, and the stomach-turning Pressure Drop, the first open free-fall flume at sea. Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024 The study shows data from 24 subjects who completed a 15-minute incremental swim test in a flume (the swimming equivalent of a treadmill, where the speed of the water can be adjusted). Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flume 

Word History

Etymology

probably from Middle English flum river, from Anglo-French, from Latin flumen, from fluere — more at fluid

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flume was in 1748

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Cite this Entry

“Flume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flume. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

flume

noun
1
: a sloping channel for carrying water (as for power)
2
: a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it
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