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Coulee vs Dell - What's the difference?

coulee | dell |

As a noun coulee

is flow, flowing.

As a verb coulee

is .

As a proper noun dell is

.

coulee

English

Alternative forms

*cooley

Noun

(en noun)
  • A stream.
  • (geology) A lava flow.
  • (US) A deep gulch or ravine, frequently dry in summer.
  • References

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    dell

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • valley
  • * 1794, , lines 49-50
  • To this day they dwell
    In a lonely dell .
  • * Tickell
  • In dells and dales, concealed from human sight.
  • (obsolete) A young woman; a wench.
  • * Ben Jonson
  • Sweet doxies and dells .

    Synonyms

    * dale * dingle * vale * valley * See also