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(flo̵̅o̅m)

noun

☆ an artificial channel, usually an inclined chute or trough, for carrying water to furnish power, transport logs down a mountainside, etc.
☆ a narrow gorge or ravine with a stream running through it

Origin: ME flum, river, stream < OFr < L flumen < fluere, to flow: see fluctuate

transitive verb flumed, fluming

to send (logs, water, etc.) down or through a flume

See flume in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A narrow gorge, usually with a stream flowing through it.
An open artificial channel or chute carrying a stream of water, as for furnishing power or conveying logs.
A very small swimming pool designed with a propeller or pump to generate a current, allowing a swimmer to swim in place.

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Origin: Middle English flum, river

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin flūmen

Origin: , from fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots

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