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Swale
see synonyms of swaleNoun
1. swale
a low area (especially a marshy area between ridges)
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Swale
see synonyms of swalenoun
mainly US
a.
a moist depression in a tract of land, usually with rank vegetation
b.
(as modifier)
swell and swale topography
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Swale
see synonyms of swale noun
1.
a hollow, depression, or low area of land
2. US
such a place in a wet, marshy area
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Swale
see synonyms of swalen.
1. A low tract of land, especially when moist or marshy.
2. A long, narrow, usually shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline.
3. A shallow troughlike depression that carries water mainly during rainstorms or snow melts.
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