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as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
hiked through the flume and into the meadow beyond it
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as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
built a flume next to the road for runoff
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Equipped with a kiddie pool, two flume slides and speed slides, Wave Country has activities for people of any age, with proximity to a skating park and access to Two Rivers Golf Course.
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Antonia Lopez, The Tennessean, 28 July 2024
Category 6 waterpark is home to six coiling slides, including the 282-foot Frightening Bolt, the tallest waterslide at sea, and the stomach-turning Pressure Drop, the first open free-fall flume at sea.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
The study shows data from 24 subjects who completed a 15-minute incremental swim test in a flume (the swimming equivalent of a treadmill, where the speed of the water can be adjusted).
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a log flume ride based on Disney’s 2009 film The Princess and the Frog.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
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Several viewpoints offer vertigo-inducing views into the canyon and the river far below.—
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Critics also point to the way the stunning property is used, with the ocean not coming into play enough and the large canyon only really being used on one hole.—
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Smugglers’ paradise With its labyrinth of canals, bays, waterways and lakes, and close proximity to The Bahamas and Cuba, South Florida long has been a favorite landing spot for smugglers.—
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Paddle In The Ocean Rent a kayak or a canoe and explore the sea and Mexico Beach’s many canals by boat.—
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The Gorge is monitored by two snipers on annual rotations, each stationed on opposite sides of the ravine.—
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These structures dot a ravine that functioned as a natural route between the nearby coast and other inland settlements, archaeologists said.—
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Far more likely is a controversial tunnel to bring Sacramento River around, rather than through, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and to the California aqueduct.—
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Most water used in Los Angeles does not come from Northern California but from local aqueducts and groundwater.—
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The film portrays the story of two professional operatives, played by Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, working on opposite sides of a gorge.—
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Image ‘The Gorge’ Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy star as two special agents stationed on either side of a dangerous gorge who start to bridge the gap in this action-romance directed by Scott Derrickson.—
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“Flume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flume. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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