Swale Definition

swāl
swales
noun
A hollow, depression, or low area of land.
Webster's New World
Such a place in a wet, marshy area.
Webster's New World
A long, narrow, usually shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline.
American Heritage
A shallow troughlike depression that carries water mainly during rainstorms or snow melts.
American Heritage

A long narrow and shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline.

Wiktionary
verb

Alternative form of sweal (melt and waste away, or singe)

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Swale

Noun

Singular:
swale
Plural:
swales

Origin of Swale

  • Perhaps from Middle English shade perhaps of Scandinavian origin Old Norse svalr cool

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Possibly, from Middle English, "shade", perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse svalr

    From Wiktionary

  • See sweal.

    From Wiktionary

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