coulee

1. 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.
2. A reach of water in a bayou that is like a slough but deeper.
3. A lava flow (whether molten or solidified).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkuli/

Etymology

From French coulée (“flow”), from couler (“to flow”).

Synonyms

gulch

gully

nappe

ravine

lava flow

Translations

βαθειά φάραγξ

derin sel çukuru