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flume 1. a ravine through which a stream flows 2. a narrow artificial channel made for providing water for power, floating logs, etc. 3. a slide in the form of a long and winding tube with a stream of water running through it that descends into a purpose-built pool flume [flüm] (engineering) An open channel constructed of steel, reinforced concrete, or wood and used to convey water to be utilized for power, to transport logs, and so on. To divert by a flume, as the waters of a stream, in order to lay bare the auriferous sand and gravel forming the bed. (geology) A ravine with a stream flowing through it. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He says of his dead neighbor, "He has gone up the flume. It seemed as if the gold they had taken out was by some ironical compensation gradually making its way back to the soil again through ditch and flume and reservoir. Through the breach, they heard the waters pour, as mountain torrents down a flume. |
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