coulee

[ koo-lee ]

Part of Speech noun

Origin + Etymology

Early 19th century; Latin from French coulée ‘(lava) flow’, from couler ‘to flow’, from Latin colare ‘to strain or flow’, from colum ‘strainer’

Synonyms

magma

abyss
canyon
chasm
crevasse
crevice
ditch
gorge
gully
valley

Antonyms

solid rock

plain

Definition

1. a lava flow

2. a deep ravine

Examples

1. A) If you witness a rare volcanic eruption, you must stay far away from the coulees. B) When you look at a previously active volcano, you can see the areas where there were coulees.

2. A) We hiked down into the coulee to take a swim. B) The Grand Canyon has many coulees.

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