swale

noun

Definition of swalenext
as in marsh

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Recent Examples of swale 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 Deer grass hovers around the swale and California poppies dot the ground. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swale
  1. marsh
  2. wetland
  3. slough
  4. bog
  5. marshland
  6. swamp
  7. fen
  8. wash
Noun
  • North American river otters live in rivers, lakes, streams, marshes and on seacoasts, according to the conservation group River Otter Ecology Project.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The land features rich biological diversity such as marshes, mudflats and riparian and coastal sage scrub, including sensitive, threatened or endangered species such as the California gnatcatcher and the fairy shrimp.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of marsh
Noun
  • The wetlands commission could decide on the application as soon as this week.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Damselflies are critical predators in wetland ecosystems, and are an indicator of ecosystem health.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of wetland
Noun
  • Behind a slew of Burton buckets, the Valkyries were able to slim the disadvantage to 54-41 by the end of the third quarter.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Connecting people with clinical trials is complicated — even if people identify a promising match, there’s a slew of potentially thorny factors, including geographic incompatibility, and financial and time considerations.
    — Michelle Andrews, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of slough
Noun
  • Wildfires are flaring across France, the United Kingdom and Germany as an intense European heat wave turns forests and peat bogs tinder-dry, gutting homes and triggering mass evacuations and international air support.
    — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Plans for the site include nature trails, a tree canopy walk, an owl enclosure, a frog bog, a North American river otter habitat and interactive labs representing the Piedmont region.
    — Chase Jordan August 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bog
Noun
  • The changes include channelizing the bay in some places and transforming it into dunes and marshland in others.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • During most of the year, merlins inhabit open country ranging from marshlands to deserts, but many breed in conifer and birch woods.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of marshland
Noun
  • The half moons on the crawfish's back and their spotty claws identify the red swamp crawfish.
    — Elle Meyers, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • After that, the Guadalquivir River ecosystem saw a huge overhaul as the swamp crayfish carried Aphanomyces astaci.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of swamp
Noun
  • Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The goal was to help preserve and protect the delicate valley and its fens.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of fen
Noun
  • In a dark wash The most elegant, most versatile, and easiest solution for how to style barrel jeans is simply to buy a pair in a dark wash.
    — Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2026
  • So don’t feel bad to give your couch accents a break from their weekly wash from now on.
    — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of wash

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