Swale

//sweɪl//

Synonyms for "swale" (39 found)

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derived

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etymologically related_to

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form of

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has context

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part of

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related to

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Translations

21 translations across 5 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • блатиста низина noun (low tract of moist or marshy land)
  • дренаж noun (shallow (man-made) trough to allow water to infiltrate the soil)

Czech

1 entries
  • průleh noun (shallow troughlike depression created to carry water)

German

4 entries
  • Aue noun (low tract of moist or marshy land)
  • Bodensenke noun (low tract of moist or marshy land)
  • Bruch noun (low tract of moist or marshy land)
  • Drängraben noun (shallow troughlike depression created to carry water)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • canaleta noun (shallow troughlike depression created to carry water)
  • valeta noun (shallow troughlike depression created to carry water)

Russian

2 entries
  • низи́на noun (low tract of moist or marshy land)
  • топь noun (low tract of moist or marshy land)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The gravelly area around Curiosity's landing site is in the foreground. Beyond the swale is the red-brown rim of an impact crater. Further in the distance, there are dark dunes and the layered rock at the base of Mount Sharp.

Source: tatoeba (12228390)

The stored water creates an underground reservoir that aids plant growth for tens of feet below the swale. Swales also prevent gullies from forming by intercepting rainwater, slowing it, spreading it, and storing it in the soil.

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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