swale
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“It took me two months end to end,” Bautista said, including gutters, hardscape, edging and building a trench to the swale in the backyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
During this year’s record rainfall, Bautista was delighted to see that the swale he installed handled the overflow water “like a champ.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
But then he makes an unforced error, pulling his approach down the swale to the left of the green.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2022
Then came his only bogey, at the 15th after missing a 5-foot par putt following a poor chip from a swale to the right of the green.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
He saw Garnett move down, thought for a moment, but no, he was moving down into that one swale, the protected area Pickett had spoken of.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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