1
: an inclined channel for conveying water (as for power)
2
: a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it
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Examples of flume in a Sentence
hiked through the flume and into the meadow beyond it
built a flume next to the road for runoff
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And so, Disney created Splash Mountain, a log flume ride populated with only the Brer Critters and no reference to Uncle Remus, nor any indication of the exact time period in which the stories take place.
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Bethanee Bemis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
For the Rise of Icarus, Mt. Olympus tapped leading waterslide manufacturer WhiteWater, which created the log flume at the Mall of America, the massive new Meryal waterpark in Qatar and Royal Caribbean cruise line’s Perfect Day at Coco Cay in the Bahamas.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
In addition to a mini golf course and outdoor go-karting, visitors can enjoy thrills on the Desert Storm coaster or get soaked on the Splashdown log flume ride.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
Find it: 4001 S. 20th St in Milwaukee Sheridan Pool-Sheridan Park, Cudahy
Cool off at the Sheridan Park Pool in Cudahy with a large swimming pool, flume slides, a water mushroom, wading pool and play area.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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Bethanee Bemis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
For the Rise of Icarus, Mt. Olympus tapped leading waterslide manufacturer WhiteWater, which created the log flume at the Mall of America, the massive new Meryal waterpark in Qatar and Royal Caribbean cruise line’s Perfect Day at Coco Cay in the Bahamas.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
In addition to a mini golf course and outdoor go-karting, visitors can enjoy thrills on the Desert Storm coaster or get soaked on the Splashdown log flume ride.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
Find it: 4001 S. 20th St in Milwaukee Sheridan Pool-Sheridan Park, Cudahy
Cool off at the Sheridan Park Pool in Cudahy with a large swimming pool, flume slides, a water mushroom, wading pool and play area.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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flume
noun1
: a sloping channel for carrying water (as for power)
2
: a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it
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