swale
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noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
1.
a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
2.
a valleylike intersection of two slopes in a piece of land.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; originally a cool, shady spot, perhaps < Old Norse svalr cool, or svalir a covered porch
1400–50; late Middle English; originally a cool, shady spot, perhaps < Old Norse svalr cool, or svalir a covered porch
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| —n | |
| chiefly (US) | |
| a. a moist depression in a tract of land, usually with rank vegetation | |
| b. (as modifier): swell and swale topography | |
| [C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse svala to chill] | |
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Word Origin & History
swale
"low, hollow place, often boggy," 1584, special use of Scottish swaill "low, hollow place," or dialectal East Anglian swale "shady place" (c.1440); both probably from O.N. svalr "cool," from P.Gmc. *swalaz.
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Example sentences
It is unclear how the diversion swale berm and the letdown channel cross the perimeter swale at the base on the letdown channel.
Swales with undermined swale blocks will be reshaped and the swale blocks reconstructed as needed following annual inspections.
These activities included access road construction, tree clearing and drainage swale retention structure installation.
Swale sections are particularly appropriate where curbs are used to prevent water from eroding fill slopes.
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