Reference meaning
coulee
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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.
Other meanings
2. noun
A reach of water in a bayou that is like a slough but deeper.
3. noun
A lava flow (whether molten or solidified).
4. proper noun
A rural municipality in south-west Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136.
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