swale

[ sweyl ]

/ sweɪl /

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noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S.

a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.

a valleylike intersection of two slopes in a piece of land.

Origin of swale

1400–50; late Middle English; originally a cool, shady spot, perhaps <Old Norse svalr cool, or svalir a covered porch

Words nearby swale

swain, Swainson's hawk, Swainson's thrush, S.W.A.K., swakara, swale, Swaledale, SWALK, swallet, swallow, swallow dive

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Example sentences from the Web for swale

Perhaps the dragon had been there ever since I had known the swale, and summer after summer had allowed me to cross unchallenged.
Roof and Meadow|Dallas Lore Sharp
On the other side showed fresh tracks along the wet margin of the swale.
The Mysterious Rider|Zane Grey
No breath of air stirred the foliage or the bending rushes in the swale.
In the Valley|Harold Frederic
Soon Baptiste and Jawnny, each with his axe, started diagonally across the swale, and entered the alders on Tom's track.
Old Man Savarin and Other Stories|Edward William Thomson

The others had gone up a sort of swale on our right, where tall, lush grass indicated that the ground was marshy.
The Great Quest|Charles Boardman Hawes

British Dictionary definitions for swale

swale

/ (sweɪl) /

noun

mainly US

a moist depression in a tract of land, usually with rank vegetation
(as modifier)swell and swale topography

Word Origin for swale

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse svala to chill

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单词	swale
释义	swale [ sweyl ] / sweɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR swale ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land. a valleylike intersection of two slopes in a piece of land. Origin of swale 1400–50; late Middle English; originally a cool, shady spot, perhaps <Old Norse svalr cool, or svalir a covered porch Words nearby swale swain, Swainson's hawk, Swainson's thrush, S.W.A.K., swakara, swale, Swaledale, SWALK, swallet, swallow, swallow dive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swale Perhaps the dragon had been there ever since I had known the swale, and summer after summer had allowed me to cross unchallenged. Roof and Meadow\|Dallas Lore Sharp On the other side showed fresh tracks along the wet margin of the swale. The Mysterious Rider\|Zane Grey No breath of air stirred the foliage or the bending rushes in the swale. In the Valley\|Harold Frederic Soon Baptiste and Jawnny, each with his axe, started diagonally across the swale, and entered the alders on Tom's track. Old Man Savarin and Other Stories\|Edward William Thomson The others had gone up a sort of swale on our right, where tall, lush grass indicated that the ground was marshy. The Great Quest\|Charles Boardman Hawes British Dictionary definitions for swale swale / (sweɪl) / noun mainly US a moist depression in a tract of land, usually with rank vegetation (as modifier)swell and swale topography Word Origin for swale C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse svala to chill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swale mud, marshland, quagmire, morass, bog, gorge, canyon, basin, plain, lowland, glade, fen, mire, moor, marsh, slough, swampland, quag, bottoms, polder
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swale

noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S.

Origin of swale

Words nearby swale

Example sentences from the Web for swale

British Dictionary definitions for swale

noun

Word Origin for swale

Words related to swale