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coulees

noun

plural of coulee

as in gullies

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Noun

There were large puddles of waste around the camp and in the gullies between tents.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Reaching Gary Grabowske’s land requires grinding along rocky mountain trails and through gullies carved by flash floods.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of gullies

Noun

This 150-acre Clayton County preserve sits near shopping centers and busy roads, but its trails wind through woodlands, ravines and ponds that feel worlds away from metro Atlanta.

— Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Many more were imperiled by muddy water racing through the narrow ravines, sparking frantic rescue missions for dozens.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ravines

Noun

When the sun goes down, the wind picks up in central New Mexico, whipping through arid canyons with a ghostly howl that for centuries, locals have likened to the wails of the folkloric ghost La Llorona.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
The last major blaze to sweep through the area was the 2018 Woolsey Fire, meaning brush in most of those canyons has not been cleared for about eight years.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of canyons

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Sharp suits and smoking jackets came alongside cocoon shapes, functional hunting jackets, double-breasted trenches and generous winter coats, with longer lengths and full collars suggesting the urban style of the 1980s and ’90s.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Once summer’s squarely behind her, the royal wears a steady rotation of coat dresses, trenches, blazers, and every other type of outerwear under the sun.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of trenches

Noun

The Ivy League college where fraternities throw parties in towering mansions and students weave between deep gorges on their way to class is being rocked over the handling of rape allegations from 2024.

— Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Cliffs teeter at 1,640 feet, before tumbling down in a flurry of vineyards and walking trails to the rushing rivers and gorges of Sil and Miño.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of gorges

Noun

And there are six possible ways for two crests and two troughs to meet, causing the waves to completely cancel out and produce a flat surface (destructive interference).

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Their Angora goats and Rambouillet sheep roam over the land, stopping at a network of water troughs.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of troughs

Noun

Canadian tuxes often rely on matching washes, say a dark-wash top with matching dark-wash bottoms.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
From creamy body washes to hard-working antiperspirants, the best Dove products keep skin hydrated and fresh from head to toe, which is why so many of its offerings have taken home tons of Best of Beauty Awards over the years.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026

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