flume

n.

1. A narrow gorge, usually with a stream flowing through it.
2. An open artificial channel or chute carrying a stream of water, as for furnishing power or conveying logs.
3. A very small swimming pool designed with a propeller or pump to generate a current, allowing a swimmer to swim in place.

[Middle English flum, river, from Old French, from Latin flūmen, from fluere, to flow.]

A man-made channel which conveys water for some specific purpose. In practical hydrology, a flume is an apparatus placed across a watercourse in order to measure its discharge.

An open channel for carrying water; usually constructed of metal, concrete, or wood.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vand-rende, ledning til pumpebeton, snæver bjergkløft gennemstrømmet af en flod

Nederlands (Dutch)
kanaal, ravijn met rivier

Français (French)
n. - (Géog) ravin, canal jaugeur
v. tr. - transporter par canal

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kanal, Schlucht
v. - auf einem Kanal befördern, in Kanäle lenken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυλάκι, χαντάκι
v. - διοχετεύω σε αυλάκι ή κανάλι

Italiano (Italian)
gola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - condutor (m) de água
v. - conduzir água por canal ou condutor

Русский (Russian)
иискусственный канал, ущелье с потоком

Español (Spanish)
n. - quebrada, cañada, acequia
v. tr. - transportar en un canal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flottningsränna, flodravin
v. - flotta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
水槽, 水道

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 水槽, 水道

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 홈통 용수로, 수로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 急な狭い谷川, 用水路, 谷川
v. - といを掛ける, といで引く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قناة ماء (فعل) يبي قنوات, ينقل بواسطه قنوات اصطناعيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תעלה מלאכותית, מגלשה למים‬

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