flume

Meanings

Noun

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

Origin

From Middle English flum, from Old French flum, flun, from Latin flumen, from fluere.

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