coulee
A stream, especially one in the western US or Canada, generally smaller than a bayouA 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.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
A reach of water in a bayou that is like a slough but deeper.
A lava flow (whether molten or solidified).
Origin
From French coulée (“flow”), from couler (“to flow”).From French coulée (“flow”), from couler (“to flow”).
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