swale

Example Sentences

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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

“A swale is cheap and affordable and can handle much more water than a rain barrel,” Bautista said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Ko meanwhile sends her third down a swale to the back.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2021

But a heartbeat later, aided by the wind, his ball keeps rolling, slides off the back of the green and down into a swale.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2021

He ran up through the swale of seaoats where he’d left the cart but the cart was gone.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy