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Webster 1913 Edition
Coulee
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Couˊlee′
(k??ˊl?′)
, Noun.
[F.
coulée
, fr. couler
to run or flow.] A stream
; (Geol.)
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 cañon, which has precipitous sides.