flume

1. 1.

   a narrow gorge with a stream running through it

   Synonymsgulch

   Broadergorge
2. 2.

   watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs

   Broaderwatercourse

Other forms of flume

plural

flumes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about flume

What does flume mean?

flume means "a narrow gorge with a stream running through it". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flume?

flume has 1 syllable: flume. In IPA it is /ˈflum/.

What is another word for flume?

Close synonyms include gulch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flume a common word?

flume is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.