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FLUME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flume" is a kind of...):
watercourse; waterway (a conduit through which water flows)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A narrow gorge with a stream running through it
Synonyms:
flume; gulch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("flume" is a kind of...):
gorge (a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it))
