scales
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Instead, deep beneath the swells and swales of aluminum and carbon fiber, is the full send, the real deal: a naturally aspirated, dry-sump lubricated, 6.5-liter V12.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The swales are edged with meandering paths of smaller, 3/8-inch angular gravel, and mostly hidden by the plants.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2024
The swales must be cleared of weeds and debris periodically, so water can flow through.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022
Snowboarders race shoulder-to-shoulder down a course of bumps, swales, hills, banked curves and jumps.
From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022
From where we stood, we could see most of the island except where it dipped into swales or hid behind low hills and boulders.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
