flume
(noun) watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
gulch, flume
(noun) a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flume (plural flumes)
A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids.
flume (third-person singular simple present flumes, present participle fluming, simple past and past participle flumed)
(transitive) To transport (logs of wood) by floating them along a water-filled channel or trough.
Source: Wiktionary
Flume, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. flum river, OF, flum, fr. L. flumen, fr. fluere to flow. *84. See Fluent.]
Definition: A stream; especially, a passage channel, or conduit for the water that drives a mill wheel; or an artifical channel of water for hydraulic or placer mining; also, a chute for conveying logs or lumber down a declivity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
