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单词 coulee
释义 coulee
 /kooh"lee/,  n.  
  1.  Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada.   a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
  2. a small valley.
  3. a low-lying area.
  4. a small intermittent stream.
  5.  Geol.   a stream of lava.
 [1800-10, Amer.; < CanF, F: a flowing, n. use of fem of coulé, ptp. of couler to flow < L colare to filter, strain, deriv. of colum strainer, sieve; cf. COLANDER, PORTCULLIS]
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