Definition of "flumes" [flumes]

• Plural form of flume. (noun)

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• "The only relief from the flumes was the precipices; and the only relief from the precipices was the flumes, except where the ditch was far under ground, in which case we crossed one horse and rider at a time, on primitive log-bridges that swayed and teetered and threatened to carry away."
• "Planned "leisure water" facilities such as flumes and slides that would have subsidised the swimming were ditched in the design phase."
• "Blue sky trailed by white plane flumes marking a heaven all pray exists;"