English-Thai Dictionary
flume
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FLUME
n.[L. flumen, from fluo, to flow. ] Literally, a flowing; hence, the passage or channel for the water that drives a mill-wheel.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FLUME
Flume, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. flum river, OF, flum, fr. L. flumen, fr. fluere to flow. *84. See Fluent. ]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
flume
flume |flo͞om flum | ▶noun a deep narrow channel or ravine with a stream running through it. • an artificial channel conveying water, typically used for transporting logs or timber. • a water-chute ride at an amusement park. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a river or stream ): from Old French flum, from Latin flumen ‘river, ’ from fluere ‘to flow. ’ The sense ‘artificial channel ’ dates from the mid 18th cent. ; ‘water chute for amusement ’ is a late 20th -cent. usage.
Oxford Dictionary
flume
flume |fluːm | ▶noun an artificial channel conveying water, typically used for transporting logs or timber. • a winding tubular water slide or chute at a swimming pool or amusement park. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a river or stream ): from Old French flum, from Latin flumen ‘river ’, from fluere ‘to flow ’. The sense ‘artificial channel ’ dates from the mid 18th cent. ; ‘water chute for amusement ’ is a late 20th -cent. usage.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
flume
flume /fluːm /名詞 C 1 (とい式 )用水路, かけひ .2 狭い渓流 ; 峡谷 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary