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swale definition

swale (swāl)

noun

  1. a hollow, depression, or low area of land
  2. ☆ such a place in a wet, marshy area

Etymology: ME, shade, prob. < ON svalr, cool, akin to OE swelan, to burn, ignite < IE base *swel- > swelter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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