Flumed

/ˈfluːmd/ adjective

Definition

Equipped with or conveyed through a flume (an open channel or aqueduct for water).

Etymology

Past participle of flume used as an adjective, from flume (a water channel), which comes from Old French 'flumine' meaning river or stream.

Kelly Says

Gold miners flumed water down mountainsides to wash gold—the flume was their highway for liquid treasure!

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