swale
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During this year’s record rainfall, Bautista was delighted to see that the swale he installed handled the overflow water “like a champ.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023
“It took me two months end to end,” Bautista said, including gutters, hardscape, edging and building a trench to the swale in the backyard.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023
But then he makes an unforced error, pulling his approach down the swale to the left of the green.
From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2022
It starts with a drive over a deep swale known as “The Kitchen.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021
Or wandered into a swale where the air was bad, and never returned.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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