flume
pronunciation
How to pronounce flume in British English:
UK [flu:m]
How to pronounce flume in American English:
US [flum]
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- Noun:
- a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
- watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
Word Origin
- flume (n.)
- late 12c., "stream," from Old French flum "running water, stream, river; dysentery," from Latin flumen "flood, stream, running water," from fluere "to flow" (see fluent). In U.S., used especially of artificial streams channeled for some industrial purpose.
Example
- 1. A trough or flume used in washing ore.
- 2. They wanted to flume the much needed water to the inland .
- 3. Through 2-d experiments in the wave flume , systematic study was carried out on wave forces acting on perforated caisson .
- 4. Such a trough is called flume .
- 5. The complete length of the flume system is about 420 yards .