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
  • 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
  • Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have pursued a slew of criminal cases against protesters involved in those demonstrations, though many of the cases have been dismissed, reduced to misdemeanor charges or rejected by grand juries.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The sets also each come with a presentation box with a slew of accessories in their respective colorways, including a loupe, a travel pouch, and a cardholder.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of slough
Noun
  • 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
  • Habitats include salt marsh, cranberry bogs and maritime shrubs and forests.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 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
  • Housing discrimination and segregation were deep-seated, and the Los Angeles sky was the color of swamp water.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The decision by crypto’s current generation of leaders to trade in these ideals for swamp-style politics can, therefore, be seen as a deep betrayal.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of swamp
Noun
  • The wind reaches the fens of eastern England before the light does, moving over the marshes in long gray sweeps.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Poison sumac is typically found in fens and indicates wet soil, MSU said.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of fen
Noun
  • The hand wash sink at the end of the prep area was blocked by boxes of beer.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Julie Kegels combined clean spring blue washes with long and dragging rises that nearly met the models’ knees.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of wash

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