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Valley vs Coulee - What's the difference?

valley | coulee |

As nouns the difference between valley and coulee

is that valley is an elongated depression between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it while coulee is a stream.

As a proper noun Valley

is the San Fernando Valley in southern California.

valley

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An elongated depression between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
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  • The area which drains into a river.
  • Any structure resembling one, e.g., the meeting point of two pitched roofs.
  • The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.

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    * See also

    Derived terms

    * uncanny valley * closed-cut valley * open valley * valley board * valley piece * valley rafter

    See also

    * dale * dell * vale

    coulee

    English

    Alternative forms

    *cooley

    Noun

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

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