flume

flume
[fluːm]
noun
  1. an artificial channel conveying water, typically used for transporting logs or timber
    (尤指输送木材的)水槽,人工渡槽
    ■a winding tubular water slide at a swimming pool
    (游泳池的)弯滑水道
    ■a water chute ride at an amusement park
    (游乐园的)滑水道游戏
语源
  1. 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
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