swale.

A shallow low area or elongated depression in land, often collecting or carrying water.

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Words that belong together

• a grassy swale
• a drainage swale

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Mist settled in the grassy swale while the ridge remained clear.

The drainage swale carried water past the outer wall after the storm.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular swale; plural swales. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.