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1. (n.) coulee
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usu. dry, that has been formed by running water.
2. coulee
a small valley.
3. coulee
a small intermittent stream.
Etymology: (1800–10, Amer.; < CanF, F: a flowing, n. use of fem of coulé, ptp. of couler to flow < L cōlāre to filter, strain, der. of cōlum strainer)
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1. (noun) coulee
a stream
2. (noun) coulee
a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when deep and having inclined sides; distinguished from a ca–on, which has precipitous sides.
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