DictionaryRoot: flumen
Latin

flumen

stream, running water

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A narrow raised wooden flume carries flowing water downhill along an open trough, with visible ripples and a small spill from its open end.
noun / verb

flume

FLOOM/fluːm/

A narrow artificial water channel, or to carry something through one.

Etymology

From a word for running water, flume originally meant a stream or river. Its meaning shifted from the water itself to an artificial channel carrying it, especially for mills and industry.

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