Coulee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkuːli/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coulee is a noun meaning (Mississippi Delta region) A reach of water in a bayou that is like a slough but deeper.
Meaning
(Mississippi Delta region) A reach of water in a bayou that is like a slough but deeper.
More Meanings
- (geology) A lava flow (whether molten or solidified).
- 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.
Example Sentences
We were in a coulee, which is like a slough but deeper and with slushier muds at the bottom.
The small streams and coulees which flow into the Mississippi River in the area are firmly entrenched by the natural topography, and little lateral migration is possible.
The edge of a coulee, or stream of solidified lava, though ordinarily a very low escarpment, is exceptionally of such size as to deserve attention in the present connection.
Word Forms
- coulees
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include landslide, flow, gulch, bearded, cast, casting.
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