chute vs flume

chute

noun
  • A waterfall or rapid. 

  • A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel. 

  • The pen in which an animal is confined before being released in a rodeo. 

  • A parachute. 

  • A spinnaker. 

verb
  • To parachute. 

flume

noun
  • A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through. 

  • An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids. 

verb
  • To transport (logs of wood) by floating them along a water-filled channel or trough. 

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