late 12c., "stream," from Old French flum "running water, stream, river; dysentery," from Latin flumen "flood, stream, running water," from fluere "to flow" (see fluent). In U.S., used especially of artificial streams channeled for some industrial purpose.
例文
1. The following details pertain primarily to the critical-depth flume .
以下の詳細な説明は主に臨界深さ型水槽に対するものである。
2.The complete length of the flume system is about 420 yards.
シュートシステムの全長は約420ヤード。
3. Flume design has been generalized.
水槽の設計が統一されている。
4.Such a trough is called flume .
のような木の溝を水槽と呼ぶ。
5.They wanted to flume the much needed water to the inland.