flume
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
- verbTo transport (logs of wood) by floating them along a water-filled channel or trough.
- nounAn open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids, especially to carry materials (logs, mined material, etc) or people (as a water slide), especially (but not always) one where the walls are raised above the surrounding terrain rather than recessed like a ditch.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,896 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 41% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None