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swale

noun

Definition of swale

as in marsh

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Recent Examples of swale Add a drainage ditch or swale to absorb water during storms. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 May 2026 Police said the driver of the black Ford Fusion was headed south on northwest 12th Avenue at a high rate of speed near northwest 188th Street when the driver tried to bypass slow-moving traffic by driving on the swale. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 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. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 Explore a white-sand beach and the sinks, swales, and sloughs found within the 2,500-acre Suwannee River Water Management District. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swale

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Noun

Flores owns a private island in Louisiana’s marshes called Little Pecan.

— Rachel Nostrant, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Water glitters in a golden marsh stretching from the shore, promising breathtaking sunsets.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of marsh

Noun

Napa and East Palo Alto impacts are mostly to natural lands like depressional wetlands, lagoons, and snowy plover habitat, while East Oakland is mainly due to BART and the Oakland Airport.

— Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
The forum organized by Sachs was meant to be a listening session to determine the future of wetlands and farmland in the Ag Reserve, a huge swath of land west of Florida’s Turnpike.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of wetland

Noun

At the end of every academic year, my colleagues and I all receive a slew of requests from students and alumni asking for letters of recommendation.

— Christina Wyman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Feeling the pressure to keep Harris after trading away a slew of draft picks, the Sixers signed him to a five-year, $180 million contract that summer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of slough

Noun

The committee isn’t fully aware of the muddy bog in which Taverner is currently sinking, but Lamb is starting to understand the shape of it.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
However, her plans are shattered when the body of a young woman is discovered in a bog, drawing Nora into a complex murder investigation alongside the local Garda team.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of bog

Noun

But the Cloaca Maxima was primarily designed to drain marshland and alleviate flooding.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Cedar Island is 22-square-miles of mostly marshland, with about 5 people per square mile, and even fewer trees, officials say.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of marshland

Noun

The rain is expected to stop by kickoff, but not after nearly 24 hours of it, which may have turned the grass surface of Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium into a swamp (it is equipped with quite the advanced draining system).

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Del Rey’s husband, Jeremy Dufrene, will even have a bit role as Mud Dog Mike, Back Country Radio’s roving reporter, swamp meteorologist, and airboat captain (which Dufrene is in real life).

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of swamp

Noun

Both styles come in an exclusive Iron Grey wash, picking up the black, white and gray palette associated with Paper Planes.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
The large plush applicator picks up plenty of product, delivering a punchy wash of color in one clean swoop.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 15 Oct. 2026

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