flume : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: flume	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for flume
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flume n a narrow gorge with a stream running through it [syn: gulch, flume] watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flume \Flume\, n. [Cf. OE. flum river, OF, flum, fr. L. flumen, fr. fluere to flow. [fb]84. See {Fluent}.] 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.