coulees

noun

plural of coulee
as in gullies

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  1. gullies
  2. ravines
  3. canyons
  4. trenches
  5. gulches
  6. gorges
  7. troughs
  8. washes
Noun
  • Shallow gullies and narrow inlets along the cove’s limestone edges shelter schools of sergeant majors, wrasses, and other reef fish.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
  • There were large puddles of waste around the camp and in the gullies between tents.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 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
  • Its sparsely populated landscape of desert, mountains and river canyons has historically recorded fewer migrant apprehensions than other parts of the southern border.
    — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The visitor favorite, the Canyon Loop Trail, is an accessible, easy-to-moderate, two-and-a-half-mile walk that loops around its nine canyons.
    — Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of canyons
Noun
  • Digging trenches to lay fiber optic cables and installing new cell towers do create local impacts, which is why local governments have sought permitting authority.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Looking ahead, Merrony said his team plans to widen two excavation trenches over two buildings at the site.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of trenches
Noun
  • Plastic waste flutters and settles into gulches, catches in the fencing.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Head right, and there came public land, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest with its creeks and gulches and two-bit towns like Peanut and Beegum.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of gulches
Noun
  • For years, a leopard roamed the high mountain ridges and deep gorges in the sparsely populated region of southern Armenia.
    — Eric Niiler, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of gorges
Noun
  • The government also estimates nearly 200,000 deaths could result from a megaquake from two troughs off Japan’s northern coasts.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of troughs
Noun
  • With a base station that empties the vacuum's dustbin and washes and dries the mop, the Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai requires very little hands-on maintenance.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Runways at Gucci, Proenza Schouler, and Valentino sealed the deal with a palette that ranged from deep denim smoky eyes to soft washes of baby blue.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of washes
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