coulée

A form of coulee — A stream, especially one in the western US or Canada, generally smaller than a bayou; it may (or may not) run dry in summer, may be sluggish, shallow, and wide (forming in effect a pond or slough), or may have formerly cut a deep gulch or ravine, but at present run dry.

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Meanings

nouncoulée (plural coulées)

plural coulées

  1. alternativeAlternative form of coulee.
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