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Definitions for Swale
[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.
[3] mainly US a moist depression in a tract of land, usually with rank vegetation (as modifier ) swell and swale topography
Words related to Swale
mud, marshland, quagmire, morass, bog, gorge, canyon, basin, plain, lowland, glade, fen, mire, moor, marsh, slough, swampland, quag, polder, glen
Words nearby Swale
swahili, swain, swainson's hawk, swainson's thrush, swakara, swale, swaledale, swalk, swallet, swallow, swallow dive
Origin of Swale
1400–50; late Middle English; originally a cool, shady spot, perhaps < Old Norse svalr cool, or svalir a covered porch
Word origin for Swale
C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse svala to chill
Synonyms for Swale
bog, marshland, morass, mud, quagmire, bottoms, fen, glade, marsh, mire, moor, polder, quag, slough, swampland, everglade, holm, muskeg, peat bog