(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
Canadian. land covered with rocks or scrub growth.
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; from French: literally, “burnt,” past participle of brûler; see broil 1
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Brulé Lakota member Red Cormorant Woman was one of hundreds of Native American women who married French fur traders.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2022
Rachel Brulé, a political scientist at Boston University, studies women’s rights and political participation in India.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022
So Brulé set out to figure out what it takes for women to assert the rights they have on paper.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022
Our tar-covered cabin sat parallel to and perhaps ten feet from the drop-siding print shop—a crude store building 12 × 24 feet, which we called the Brulé business block.
From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Voorhies, Stephen J.
But we were a jump ahead of the Lower Brulé settlers in homesteading experience, and there were many local issues with which to make a start.
From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Voorhies, Stephen J.
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