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What is another word for flumes?

Pronunciation: [flˈuːmz] (IPA)

Flumes, also known as channels or water chutes, are structures that are designed to transport water from one point to another. These structures are commonly found in water parks, amusement parks, and in hydroelectric power plants. There are several synonyms for the term flumes that can be used interchangeably based on the context or region. Other words that can be used as synonyms for flumes include aqueducts, sluices, spillways, troughs, pipes, and canals, among others. Regardless of the term used, these structures play a vital role in regulating the flow of water and providing entertainment to millions of people worldwide.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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In the drifting fragments of one of their forgotten flumes washed from the bank, he fancied he saw an omen of the disintegration and decay of the Lone Star claim.
"On the Frontier"
Bret Harte
One company alone, the Washington Water Power Company, having a capital of $1,000,000, is now spending upward of $300,000 in the construction of flumes and other improvements for the accommodation of new mills and factories.
"Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist"
E. L. Lomax
At last the time came when, piece by piece, the organ was set up in its home; and as the days and weeks went by, and autumn drew to winter, and the music of the Golden Pipes stole down the flumes of snow to their ardent lover, and spring came with its sap, and small purple blossoms, and yellow apples of mandrake, and summer stole on luxurious and dry; the face of Hepnon became thinner and thinner, a strange deep light shone in his eyes, and all his person seemed to exhale a kind of glow.
"Parables Of A Province"
Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 13, 2009

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