swale
Example Sentences
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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
“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
“It’s like there is a wall, a miserable border,” Bill Jones said of the grassy swale between their homes, before he recently moved to an assisted living facility in Sooke.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2022
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
Already the rainwater had collected and we sped like a *■ ski boat down the swale.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
