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Definition of: coulee
(k
′lē) noun
1. Geol. A sheet of solidified lava.
2. U.S. Colloq. A deep, usually dry gulch, distinguished by its inclined sides from a canyon.
3. A steep, trenchlike valley, as in the path of former glaciers. Also cou·lée (k·lā′). [<F <couler flow]
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