Meaning Coulee
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Coulee


(1) Steep-sided flow of volcanic lava that has solidified. (2) Abandoned glacial meltwater channel. (3) Term used in the United States to describe a steep-sided stream valley.
Source: physicalgeography.net

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Coulee


"deep ravine, seasonally flooded," 1804, a North American word, originally in areas explored by French trappers, from French coulée "flow" (17c.), from fem. past participle of coul [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Coulee


a deep, dry ravine or streambed. Also, steep flow of hardened lava. Counter-Radiation: greenhouse deflection of incoming longwave radiation back to the planet surface.
Source: terrapsych.com

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Coulee


A dry canyon eroded by Pleistocene floods that cut into the lava beds of the Columbia Plateau in the western United States.
Source: landmarkunitedstates.com

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Coulee


Long winding channel cut through lava formations. A term primarily used in the northwestern United States.
Source: kidscosmos.org





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