Antonyms for coulee

Grammar : Noun

Spell : koo-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈku li

Definition of coulee

Origin : "deep ravine, seasonally flooded," 1804, a North American word, originally in areas explored by French trappers, from French coulée "flow" (17c.), from fem. past participle of couler "to flow," from Latin colare "to filter, strain" (see colander).

As in ravine : noun gap in earth's surface
As in valley : noun hollow in the land
As in canyon : noun gulf in mountain area
As in lava : noun volcano matter

Example sentences :

It was the only course to pursue with anyone from Denson coulee.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

No spear of grass was visible and the rock floor of the coulee was baked and dry.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

We lost one in the river, an' the other pulled us ashore, an' then beat it up the coulee.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

From the rim of the coulee, the man gazed about him, searching for a familiar landmark.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

Near the mouth of the coulee he crawled through a wire fence.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

Only one horse had gone up the coulee—and he had that horse.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

Couldn't see you from down in the coulee when I fired at that bird.
Extract from : « Land of the Burnt Thigh » by Edith Eudora Kohl

There's no trail, an' it's up one coulee an' down another till you get there.
Extract from : « The Gold Girl » by James B. Hendryx

All seven of them fell close around the mouth of the coulee.
Extract from : « Rising Wolf the White Blackfoot » by James Willard Schultz

It seemed a long time since the fugitives had gone down into the coulee.
Extract from : « South from Hudson Bay » by E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill

Synonyms for coulee

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