Associations to the word «Flume»

Wiktionary

FLUME, noun. A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
FLUME, noun. An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids.

Dictionary definition

FLUME, noun. A narrow gorge with a stream running through it.
FLUME, noun. Watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King