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Definition of 'swale'English
Etymology 1
, from (etyl), "shade", perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to (etyl) svalr
Noun
( en-noun)
A low tract of moist or marshy land.
A long narrow and shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline.
A shallow troughlike depression that's created to carry water during rainstorms or snow melts; a drainage ditch.
A shallow, usually grassy depression sloping downward from a plains upland meadow or level vegetated ridgetop.
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- Jane climbed a few more paces behind him and then peeped over the ridge. Just beyond began a shallow swale that deepened and widened into a valley, and then swung to the left.
A shallow trough dug into the land on contour (horizontally with no slope). Its purpose being to allow water time to percolate into the soil.
Etymology 2
See sweal.
Noun
( en-noun)
(UK|dialect) A gutter in a candle.
Verb
(swal)
(melt and waste away, or singe)
Anagrams
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