FLUME

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

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Etymology

Noun

flume (plural flumes)

A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.

An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids.

Verb

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

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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

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