: a low-lying or depressed and often wet stretch of land
also
: a shallow depression on a golf course
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His group, however, showed that Governors Parkway Bridge would destroy the woods and dune and swale in the area while not solving the public safety issue.
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Matsuyama had birdies on three of his first four holes, including a 27-footer over a swale on the par-3 fourth.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Keep yards well-drained by clearing gutters and creating swales or rain gardens.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 26 Jan. 2026
Which side is getting a sidewalk, which side is getting a swale?
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Matsuyama had birdies on three of his first four holes, including a 27-footer over a swale on the par-3 fourth.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Keep yards well-drained by clearing gutters and creating swales or rain gardens.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 26 Jan. 2026
Which side is getting a sidewalk, which side is getting a swale?
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for swale
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“Swale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swale. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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