coulee
Meanings
Plural: coulees
Noun
- 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 cut a deep gulch or ravine.
- A reach of water in a bayou that is like a slough but deeper.
- A lava flow (whether molten or solidified).
Origin / Etymology
From French coulée (“flow”), from couler (“to flow”).
Scrabble Score: 8
coulee is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcoulee is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coulee is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
coulee is a valid Words With Friends word