Meaning of FLUME
| Pronunciation: | | floom
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- [n] watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
- [n] a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
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| | Synonyms: | | gulch |
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| | See Also: | | gorge, watercourse, waterway | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Flume\, n. [Cf. OE. flum river, OF, flum, fr. L. flumen,
fr. fluere to flow. [root]84. See {Fluent}.]
A stream; especially, a passage channel, or conduit for the
water that drives a mill wheel; or an artifical channel of
water for hydraulic or placer mining; also, a chute for
conveying logs or lumber down a declivity.
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