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Meanings of flume in inglês

A narrow gorge with a stream running through it.

Usage of flume in inglês
1
There, back in the direction of the flume, towered a high peak.
Jack Ranger's Western Trip; Or, from Boarding School to Ranch an...
2
Over and over he was rolled along the bottom of the flume.
Jack Ranger's Western Trip; Or, from Boarding School to Ranch an...
3
The cost of the smaller sized flume is three cents a foot.
The Dollar Hen
4
Reluctantly you turn away to view the monstrous flume along your path.
See America First
5
Sills, posts, and caps support and strengthen the flume every four feet.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882
6
A flume had to be constructed before it could again be used.
Old Rail Fence Corners: The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History
7
A very effective device where streams are small is the flume, Fig.
Handwork in Wood
8
You must know that there is a flume, a great wooden channel-
The Money Master, Volume 2.
9
George Masson was to come and inspect the flume early that morning.
The Money Master, Volume 2.
10
No, that's on the flume side, an' it might draw dampness there.
The Spinners' Book of Fiction
11
At last she saw him coming from the flume of the mill!
The Money Master, Volume 2.
12
Trouble is, she don't know what sendin' it down the flume means.
The Spinners' Book of Fiction
13
Are you shedding a large flume of virus on your bike?
The Guardian
14
He hurried back up onto the section, thence up to the flume edge.
Still Jim
15
You see, one of the boys has gone up the flume-
Roughing It
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The flume itself was of concrete, large enough to carry a rushing stream.
The Rules of the Game
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