flume

Meaning

Noun

1. A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
2. An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids.

Verb

To transport (logs of wood) by floating them along a water-filled channel or trough.

Synonyms

sluice

gulch

raceway

dale

groove

millrace

penstock

runway

slideway

spout

trough

wind tunnel

flow table

wet slide

wind tunnel plant

air tunnel

cavetto

whirl tube

channel

coulisse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fluːm/

Etymology

From Middle English flum, from Old French flum, flun, from Latin flumen, from fluere (“to flow”).