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as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
hiked through the flume and into the meadow beyond it
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as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
built a flume next to the road for runoff
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Recent Examples of flume
Address: 175 Gists Creek Road, Sevierville Wave Country Nashville’s Wave Country is an outdoor water park with three water flumes, two speed slides, and a kiddie pool with water-dropping features and a playground.
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Devarrick Turner, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Wiberg Aquatic Center The Wiberg Aquatic Center at Wirth Park, 2585 N. Pilgrim Road, Brookfield, has diving boards, flume slides and water playground features for your kids to enjoy.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2024
Their objective is to ride every ride in Walt Disney World—every rollercoaster, carousel, log flume, slot car, centrifugal motion simulator and rotating educational theater stage show attraction, across all four parks—in a single operating day.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Equipped with a kiddie pool, two flume slides and speed slides, Wave Country has activities for people of any age, with proximity to a skating park and access to Two Rivers Golf Course.
—Antonia Lopez, The Tennessean, 28 July 2024
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Devarrick Turner, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Wiberg Aquatic Center The Wiberg Aquatic Center at Wirth Park, 2585 N. Pilgrim Road, Brookfield, has diving boards, flume slides and water playground features for your kids to enjoy.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2024
Their objective is to ride every ride in Walt Disney World—every rollercoaster, carousel, log flume, slot car, centrifugal motion simulator and rotating educational theater stage show attraction, across all four parks—in a single operating day.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Equipped with a kiddie pool, two flume slides and speed slides, Wave Country has activities for people of any age, with proximity to a skating park and access to Two Rivers Golf Course.
—Antonia Lopez, The Tennessean, 28 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flume
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As was common all over the Florida Gulf Coast, the road nearby was lined with a canyon of refrigerators and cabinets and other household items ruined by the flood waters and left out by the curb for the city to haul away.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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In January, thousands of portraits still at Adelaide were breathtakingly close to the Palisades Fire, which burned nearly all the homes on the other side of the canyon.—
Michael Slenske,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Spanish immediately recognized the importance of the canal network.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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That means that any ship, regardless of its country of origin, can use the canal.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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Baboons respond with sharp warning cries that echo through the ravine.—
Julia Eskins,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2025
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Here are some of the latest discoveries: Ancient Roman structure hid under lawn of historic mansion in Slovakia — until now In Bratislava, Slovakia, archaeologists unearthed an ancient Roman aqueduct beneath the lawn of the historic Rusovce Mansion.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Researchers theorize that Romans once built a bathhouse on the site, complete with an aqueduct to bring the necessary water, per the statement.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Thrill seekers and novice hikers alike will get the best views of the gorge, river, and waterfalls from the 80-foot-high suspension bridge.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Murphy proved her adventurous spirit in Zimbabwe, taking on the gorge swing — a 70-meter free fall over the Zambezi River at Victoria Falls.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Flume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flume. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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