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- [floom]
- /flum/
- /fluːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [floom]
- /flum/
Definitions of flume word
- noun flume a deep narrow defile containing a mountain stream or torrent. 1
- noun flume an artificial channel or trough for conducting water, as one used to transport logs or provide water power. 1
- noun flume an amusement park ride in which passengers are carried in a boatlike or loglike conveyance through a narrow, water-filled chute or over a water slide. 1
- verb with object flume to transport in a flume. 1
- verb with object flume to divert (a stream) by a flume. 1
- noun flume A deep narrow channel or ravine with a stream running through it. 1
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Origin of flume
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English flum < Old French ≪ Latin flūmen stream
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Parts of speech for Flume
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flume popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flume usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flume
noun flume
- sluice — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- conduit — A conduit is a small tunnel, pipe, or channel through which water or electrical wires go.
- run — execution
- channel — A channel is a television station.
- spillway — a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like.
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