fluming

Variant of flume

flume definition

flume (flo̵̅o̅m)

noun

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

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

transitive verb flumed, fluming flum′·ing

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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