flume
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++flume /fluːm/ noun [countable] a long narrow structure built for water to slide down, which is used to move water or wood, or which people slide down for fun 水滑道 a log flume 运送原木的水滑道 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A10 Sports centre 体育运动中心
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flume• Heated to 84F, it boasts flume rides, a wave machine and tropical rainstorms.• There was so much to do with the six pools, giant flumes, waterfalls, fountains and lots more.• You begin by coasting down the log flume, which makes you laugh.• So what if the fun of the log flume out-weighed the cost of it by tenfold?• You ignore the past pleasure on the log flume and space mountain.• Lifeguards at both the top and bottom of the flumes make sure the system is working.Origin flume (1100-1200) Old French flum, from Latin flumen “river”flume nounChinese
narrow built long slide Corpus a to down, for water structure
flume
flume /fluːm/
noun [countable]
a log flume
flume /fluːm/
noun [countable] Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: flum, from Latin flumen __river__
a long narrow structure built for water to slide down, which is used to move water or wood, or which people slide down for fun:Language: Old French
Origin: flum, from Latin flumen __river__