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 : gully2: a thick sheet or stream of lava