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cou⋅loir

  [kool-wahr; Fr. koo-lwar]
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–noun, plural cou⋅loirs  [kool-wahrz, Fr. koo-lwar] .
a steep gorge or gully on the side of a mountain, esp. in the Alps.
Origin:
1850–55; < F: lit., colander < LL cōlātōrium strainer, equiv. to L cōlā(re) to strain, filter + -tōrium -tory 2 ; see coulee
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cou·loir   (kōōl-wär')   
n.  A deep mountainside gorge or gully, especially in the Swiss Alps.

[French, from couler, to slide, to flow; see coulee.]
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