swale
Example Sentences
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The land here was laser-leveled, and workers carved a swale to give juvenile salmon a way in and out when the plain floods.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024
“A swale is cheap and affordable and can handle much more water than a rain barrel,” Bautista said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023
With Andy Sullivan having just sent his approach at 9 down a swale to the right of the green, Paul Casey could be the sole leader very soon.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2021
It starts with a drive over a deep swale known as “The Kitchen.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021
Or wandered into a swale where the air was bad, and never returned.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
