coulee

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When they did, the coulee was a mile away.

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  1. noun Western U.S. A deep gulch or ravine with sloping sides, often dry in summer.
  2. noun Louisiana & Southern Mississippi A streambed, often dry according to the season.
  3. noun Louisiana & Southern Mississippi A small stream, bayou, or canal.

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  • The entrance to the coulee was narrow and shaded from the early sun. —  107 - The Rustling Death
  • That was the direction in which everyone was fleeing The scramble down the coulee was a mad rush of tangled bodies. —  107 - The Rustling Death
  • Instantly it disappeared where the trail dipped into a coulee, and with a thrill of wild exhilaration she realized that her horse had run away from the pursuers, and not only that, he was actually closing up on the Texan despite the boast of Ike Stork that his animal could run rings around any others She topped the rise, and half way across a wide swale, caught another glimpse of the horseman. —  Prairie Flowers
  • Then her eyes strayed to the bandage about his head and her brows drew into a puzzled frown They had dipped down into a wide coulee, and the Texan jerked his horse to a stand, swung to the ground, and leaned over to examine some tracks in the mud Are they fresh?" —  Prairie Flowers
  • The dark-walled coulee was almost pitch black, and he shivered in the night chill. —  Prairie Flowers
 

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  1. Canadian French coulée, from French, flow, from couler, to flow, from Latin cōlāre, to filter, from cōlum, sieve.
 

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