coulee

noun cou·lee \ˈkü-lē\

Definition of COULEE

a : a small stream

b : a dry streambed

c : a usually small or shallow ravine : gully

: a thick sheet or stream of lava

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Origin of COULEE

Canadian French coulée, from French, flowing, flow of lava, from couler to flow, from Old French, from Latin colare to strain, from colum sieve

First Known Use: 1807

Rhymes with COULEE

bluely, coolie, coolly, ghoulie, muley, newly, ruly, stoolie, Thule, truly, tule

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