coulee

[ koo-lee ]

/ ˈku li /

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noun

Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.

a small valley.

a low-lying area.

a small intermittent stream.

Geology. a stream of lava.

Origin of coulee

1800–10, Americanism;<Canadian French, French: a flowing, noun use of feminine of coulé, past participle of couler to flow <Latin cōlāre to filter, strain, derivative of cōlum strainer, sieve; cf. colander, portcullis

Words nearby coulee

cough up, could, couldn't, couldn't care less, couldst, coulee, coulibiac, coulibiaca, coulis, coulisse, couloir

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Example sentences from the Web for coulee

Behind him tore the Flying U boys in a vain effort to head him back into the coulee before mischief was done.
Chip, of the Flying U|B. M. Bower
I recall with especial clearness the events of that last threshing in the coulee.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
Within two minutes after the grizzly disappeared Bruce and Metoosin scrambled up over the edge of the coulee.
The Grizzly King|James Oliver Curwood
Standing in the shade of the coulee wall, he undressed deliberately, folding each garment methodically as he took it off.
The Happy Family|Bertha Muzzy Bower

They clattered on across the coulee, kicking hot ashes up for the wind to seize upon.
Her Prairie Knight|B.M. Sinclair, AKA B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for coulee

coulee

/ (ˈkuːleɪ, -lɪ) /

noun

a flow of molten lava
such lava when solidified

Western US and Canadian a dry stream valley, especially a long steep-sided gorge or ravine that once carried melt water from a glacier

a small intermittent stream in such a ravine

Word Origin for coulee

C19: from Canadian French coulée a flow, from French, from couler to flow, from Latin cōlāre to sift, purify; see colander

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单词	coulee
释义	coulee [ koo-lee ] / ˈku li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coulee ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water. a small valley. a low-lying area. a small intermittent stream. Geology. a stream of lava. Origin of coulee 1800–10, Americanism;<Canadian French, French: a flowing, noun use of feminine of coulé, past participle of couler to flow <Latin cōlāre to filter, strain, derivative of cōlum strainer, sieve; cf. colander, portcullis Words nearby coulee cough up, could, couldn't, couldn't care less, couldst, coulee, coulibiac, coulibiaca, coulis, coulisse, couloir Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coulee Behind him tore the Flying U boys in a vain effort to head him back into the coulee before mischief was done. Chip, of the Flying U\|B. M. Bower I recall with especial clearness the events of that last threshing in the coulee. A Son of the Middle Border\|Hamlin Garland Within two minutes after the grizzly disappeared Bruce and Metoosin scrambled up over the edge of the coulee. The Grizzly King\|James Oliver Curwood Standing in the shade of the coulee wall, he undressed deliberately, folding each garment methodically as he took it off. The Happy Family\|Bertha Muzzy Bower They clattered on across the coulee, kicking hot ashes up for the wind to seize upon. Her Prairie Knight\|B.M. Sinclair, AKA B. M. Bower British Dictionary definitions for coulee coulee / (ˈkuːleɪ, -lɪ) / noun a flow of molten lava such lava when solidified Western US and Canadian a dry stream valley, especially a long steep-sided gorge or ravine that once carried melt water from a glacier a small intermittent stream in such a ravine Word Origin for coulee C19: from Canadian French coulée a flow, from French, from couler to flow, from Latin cōlāre to sift, purify; see colander Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to coulee abyss, valley, gully, crevasse, crevice, canyon, chasm, gorge, ditch, basin, plain, lowland, ravine, slag, magma, basalt, flume, defile, cut, gulf
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coulee

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