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    FLUME

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logsplay

    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 itplay

    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))

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