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swale
noun[ C ]
uk /sweɪl/ us /sweɪl/
a long, low and often wet area of land:
The canals have spilled over their banks into roadside swales.
The swales provide drainage along roadways and behind or between buildings.
a long low area on a golf course:
Both the tee and green are on natural rises, separated by a broad swale.
Shots that go long bounce into a swale of thick rough.
Stormwater flows into a 6-foot swale planted with native plants.
He dug a swale along the upper property line.
The swales divert any excess runoff to the bamboo in wet season.
The green is raised, throwing any ball not perfectly struck off into the grassy swales that surround it.
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