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coulee

Pronunciation: /ˈkuːli/

Definition of coulee

noun

  • 1a short flow of viscous lava.
  • 2North American a deep ravine.

Origin:

early 19th century: from French coulée '(lava) flow', from couler 'to flow', from Latin colare 'to strain or flow', from colum 'strainer'

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