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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Flume \Flume\, n. [Cf. OE flum river, OF flum, fr L. flumen, fr fluere to flow. [root]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: flume n 1: a narrow gorge with a stream running through it [syn: {gulch}] 2: an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
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