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coulee

/koo-lee/US // ˈku li //UK // (ˈkuːleɪ, -lɪ) //

库尔勒,库尔兹,库尔,库尔班

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
    • : a small valley.
    • : a low-lying area.
    • : a small intermittent stream.
    • : Geology. a stream of lava.

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Examples

  • I wormed and twisted around until I got up to that coulee, and sure enough, it was what I thought.

  • There were some pools of water standing in a coulee, at whose head grew a clump of wild plum trees and other straggly growth.

  • We realized at last that it was a solitary buffalo bull, no doubt coming down to water at a little coulee just beyond us.

  • Standing in the shade of the coulee wall, he undressed deliberately, folding each garment methodically as he took it off.

  • The coulee wound aimlessly, with precipitous sides that he could not climb, even by leading his horse.