Main Entry: cou·lee

Pronunciation: \ˈkü-lē\

Function: noun

Etymology: Canadian French coulée, from French, flowing, flow of lava, from couler to flow, from Old French, from Latin colare to strain, from colum sieve

Date: 1807

1 a : a small stream b : a dry streambed c : a usually small or shallow ravine : gully
2 : a thick sheet or stream of lava