coulee

English

Alternative forms

• cooley

Etymology

From French coulée (“flow”), from couler (“to flow”)

Noun

coulee (plural coulees)

1. A stream.
2. (geology) A lava flow.
3. (US) A deep gulch or ravine, frequently dry in summer.

References

• coulee in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913