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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 575 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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FLUME (through an O. Fr. word glum, from the See also:Lat. "lumen, a See also:river)  , a word formerly used for a stream, and parti, ularly for the tail of a See also:mill-See also:race . It is used in See also:America for a very narrow See also:gorge See also:running between precipitous rocks, with a stream at the bottom, but more frequently is applied to an artificial channel of See also:wood or other material for the diversion of a stream of See also:water from a See also:river for purposes of See also:irrigation, for running a saw-mill, or for various processes in the See also:hydraulic method of See also:gold-See also:mining (see See also:AQUEDUCT) .

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