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Meanings of swale (swales) in English

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Usage of swales in English
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The two-lane blacktop featured frequent subsidence swales, lumpy patches, and unrepaired potholes.
Dark rivers of the heart
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MacArthur had to pull the equipment through swales and over gentle ridges.
Genellan: planetfall
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Thickets and swales of oaks and aspens were gorgeous in their autumn hues.
Tales of lonely trails
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Some of the intersections featured pavement swales that were overflowing with swift-moving water.
Relentless
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The little man followed on over pine-clothed ridges and down through water-soaked swales.
Men, Women, and Boats
6
Turkeys lie on the sunny sides o' the swales an' ridges.
Chums in Dixie; or, The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat
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The two swales in the front and rear of the house appeared like mill-ponds.
Success with Small Fruits
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In the pasture were swales of damp land, literally overgrown with wild blackberry bushes.
Out of Doors—California and Oregon
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With his trademark energetic enthusiasm, he reels off technical details about attenuation tanks and swales.
The Guardian
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He spat and set off along the path through the willows and swales of grass.
Blood Meridian
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The former, white and pink, is common in swales.
Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the ...
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Hickory trees grow in the swales, and the squirrels are very busy with the ripened nuts.
A Man and a Woman
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The cloud-burst had flooded the swales, and across the hollows ran broad sheets of racing water.
Vandemark's Folly
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As the day wore along he came into valleys or swales where game was more plentiful.
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
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All the little swales were full of water.
Tales of lonely trails
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Fire low, boys-levelinto the swales, for the red skins are settling to the very earth!
The Prairie
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