swale

suomi-englanti sanakirja

swale englannista suomeksi

1. alho, notkelma

0. Substantiivi

swale englanniksi

1. A low tract of moist or marshy land.

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

3. A shallow troughlike depression created to carry water during rainstorms or snow melts; a drainage ditch.

4. Bioswale, a shallow trough dug into the land on contour (horizontally with no slope), whose purpose is to allow water time to percolate into the soil.

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6. A shallow, usually grassy depression sloping downward from a plains upland meadow or level vegetated ridgetop.

7. (RQ:Grey Riders)

8. A gutter in a candle.

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10. (alt form)