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Word: Flume
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (denoting a river or stream): from Old French flum, from Latin flumen ‘river’, from fluere ‘to flow’. The sense ‘artificial channel’ dates from the mid 18th century; ‘water chute for amusement’ is a late 20th-century usage
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fluːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an artificial channel conveying water, typically used for transporting logs or timber.
Short Definition:artificial channel conveying water
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