Swale (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
noun
  1. mainly US
    • a moist depression in a tract of land, usually with rank vegetation
    • (as modifier)
Swale (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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