log flume

log flume
a) A flume specifically constructed to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain to a sawmill by using flowing water.
b) An amusement park ride where passengers sit in a hollow log and travel along a track or circuit powered mostly by the flow of water.
Syn: log ride

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Log flume — A log flume is a flume specifically constructed to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain to a sawmill by using flowing water. These watertight trough like channels could be built to span a long distance across chasms and down steep… …   Wikipedia

  • Log flume (attraction) — Log flumes (colloquially known as log rides ) originally referred to a special construct used to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain to a sawmill by using flowing water. Today, however, the term is also used to refer to an… …   Wikipedia

  • Log Flume — Flume Une scierie avec un flume (Chaîne des Cascades, États Unis) Un flume est un conduite d eau artificielle, utilisée autrefois pour transporter, par flottaison, les bûches de bois du lieu d abattage à la scierie à travers les abîmes et les… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Log flume — Flume Une scierie avec un flume (Chaîne des Cascades, États Unis) Un flume est un conduite d eau artificielle, utilisée autrefois pour transporter, par flottaison, les bûches de bois du lieu d abattage à la scierie à travers les abîmes et les… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • flume — [flu:m] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: flum, from Latin flumen river ] a long narrow structure built for water to slide down, which is used to move water or wood, or which people slide down for fun ▪ a log flume …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Log Chute — Infobox roller coaster name=Log Chute caption=Log Chute location=Nickelodeon Universe section= status=OpenLog Chute (formerly known as Paul Bunyan s Log Chute ) is a log flume attraction located in Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America. It… …   Wikipedia

  • Flume — A flume is an open artificial water channel, in the form of a gravity chute, that leads water from a diversion dam or weir completely aside a natural flow. Often, the flume is an elevated box structure (typically wood) that follows the natural… …   Wikipedia

  • flume — an artificial structure leading water from a diversion dam or weir. May be used to direct water into an electrical generating facility or, in a log flume, used to transport logs. Not usually a habitat for fishes …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • flume runner — noun : a worker who prevents or releases log jams in a flume by moving logs with a cant hook or peavey called also herder …   Useful english dictionary

  • log — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. timber, firewood; logbook, record, diary, journal. See fuel. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The main stem of a fallen or cut tree] Syn. bole, timber, stick, length; see trunk 3 , wood 2 . 2. [The record of a… …   English dictionary for students

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”