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Meaning of "swale" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SWALE

Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse svala to chill.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SWALE

swale  [sweɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWALE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swale is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SWALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

swale

Swale

Swale is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Its council is based in Sittingbourne. The district is named after the narrow channel called The Swale, a channel that separates the mainland of Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, and which occupies the central part of the district. The Roman Watling Street passed through the area, as witness the straightness of the A2 main road, now by-passed by the M2 motorway. Apart from the northern coast of the Isle of Sheppey, and the town of Sittingbourne, it is a mainly rural borough, containing a high proportion of the UK's apple, pear, cherry and plum orchards, as well as many of its remaining hop gardens. Most of the southern half of the Borough lies within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The district was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, from the Borough of Faversham; the Borough of Queenborough-in-Sheppey, which covered the whole of Sheppey; the Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District; and Swale Rural District. Swale railway station is at the southern end of the Kingsferry Bridge.

Definition of swale in the English dictionary

The definition of swale in the dictionary is a moist depression in a tract of land, usually with rank vegetation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWALE


bewail
bɪˈweɪl
dwale
dweɪl
narwhal
ˈnɑːˌweɪl
narwhale
ˈnɑːˌweɪl
pinwale
ˈpɪnˌweɪl
quail
kweɪl
Quayle
kweɪl
squail
skweɪl
wail
weɪl
wale
weɪl
whale
weɪl
woodwale
ˈwuːdˌweɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWALE

swain
swaining
swainish
swainishness
Swaledale
SWALK
swallet
swallow
swallow dive
swallow hole
swallow one´s words
swallow-like
swallow-tailed
swallow-tailed coat
swallowable
swallower
swallowtail
swallowtail butterfly
swallowwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWALE

bale
dale
female
finale
Fort Lauderdale
gunwale
hale
Internationale
large-scale
locale
male
pale
quale
resale
sale
scale
Sexwale
tale
vale
wholesale

Synonyms and antonyms of swale in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «swale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWALE

Find out the translation of swale to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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洼地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

swale
570 millions of speakers

English

swale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Swale
380 millions of speakers
ar

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swale
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Swale
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

swale
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Swale
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rigole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersuara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mulde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

湿原
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

swale
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swale
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

swale
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

swale
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hendeği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

swale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Swale
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Swale
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Swale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βάλτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Swale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

swale
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swale
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swale

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWALE»

The term «swale» is regularly used and occupies the 76.320 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWALE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swale

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWALE»

Discover the use of swale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Drama Games: For Classrooms and Workshops
A hundred-and-one great drama games for everyone from 6 upwards. For teachers, workshop leaders and directors.
Jessica Swale, 2009
2
WSUD Engineering Procedures: Stormwater
Crossings can provide good locations for overflow points in a swale. However, the distance between crossings will determine the feasibility of having overflow points at each one. Selection of appropriate crossing type should be made in ...
‎2005
3
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition
The stored water creates an underground reservoir that aids plant growth for tens of feet below the swale. Swales also prevent gullies from forming by intercepting rainwater, slowing it, spreading it, and storing it in the soil. In the Zemachs' yard, ...
Toby Hemenway, 2009
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Black and Decker The Complete Guide to Creative Landscapes: ...
Drainage. Swale. 1f your yard has areas where rainwater collects and creates boggy spots or has slopes that send runoff water into unwanted places. you need to improve or re-direct its drainage. You can fill small low-lying areas by ...
Bryan Trandem, Jerri Farris Creative Publishing International, Jerri Farris, 2000
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Stormwater Management
7.7.3 Berms (Swale Blocks) The volume of runoff water stored in a swale (swale block runoff) with a downstream berm is calculated using the formula for the volume of a pyramid. With reference to the nomenclature of Figure 7.10 the volume of ...
Martin P. Wanielista, Yousef A. Yousef, 1993
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Off to the Dales - Walking by the Aire, Wharfe, Ure and Swale
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Jessica Lofthouse, 2011
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The Life of Henry Jenkins, of Ellerton Upon Swale ... With a ...
places to be dug very deep, discovered the drawbridge and moat belonging to Richmond castle, which were of very curious workmanship. We made some excursions from this town into the country round it, and followed the river Swale, west, ...
Mrs. Ann SAVILE, Henry JENKINS (the Longevist.), 1840
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Patios: Plan, Build and ...
You can fill small, low-lying areas by top-dressing them with black soil, but in large areas the best solution is to create a swale. A swale is a shallow ditch that carries water away from the yard to a designated collection area, usually a gutter,  ...
Phil Schmidt, 2007
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Medway & Swale Shipping Through Time
The Kentish Swale (as distinguished fromYorkshire's RiverSwale) runs southeastwards and then eastwards, between thelittle port of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey and Whitstable. Like the lower Medway, shallow creeks feed into its ...
Geoff Lunn, 2013
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Swale Villages Through Time
Many partsofBritainare renowned for the 'chocolate box' quality of their pretty villages. Devon, the Cotswolds, the Yorkshire Dales, Suffolk and the Peak District immediately spring to mind, but never in the same breath do people include Swale ...
John Clancy, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWALE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swale is used in the context of the following news items.
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Act to preserve precious swale
As soon as you enter the swale area you can see the diversity in the various grasses and wildflowers. A herd of 50 deer walks the swale's length, and leopard ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
2
New Swale mayor officially accepts role
Cllr Anita Walker, who succeeds Cllr George Bobbin, accepted her new role when the council held its annual meeting at Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne ... «Kent Online, May 15»
3
John Guscott of Chatham faces 22 more charges across Medway …
Now police have revealed Guscott has been charged with nearly two dozen more alleged offences in connection with incidents across Medway, Swale and ... «Kent Online, Mar 15»
4
Ready for Rye helps Albertrani break out of slump in Swale
Albertrani said he was a little disappointed when the Swale was postponed last week due to heavy rain because Ready for Rye had run so well over a sloppy ... «Daily Racing Form, Mar 15»
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Daredevil kicks off sophomore season in redrawn Swale
That will be the motto for five of the eight 3-year-olds entered in Saturday's $200,000 Swale at Gulfstream Park, including Kentucky Derby hopeful Daredevil, ... «Daily Racing Form, Mar 15»
6
Souper Colossal to forgo Swale for Tampa Derby
The Grade 2 Swale Stakes, postponed a week after heavy rain forced the cancellation of the second half of last Saturday's program, will lose one of its major ... «Daily Racing Form, Mar 15»
7
Daredevil makes return in Swale
28 in the $200,000 Fasig-Tipton Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The 30th running of the seven-furlong Swale is the second of three stakes for 3-year-olds and ... «ESPN, Feb 15»
8
Daredevil cuts back for 3-year-old debut in Swale
Kentucky Derby hopeful Daredevil will make his much-anticipated 3-year-old debut going seven furlongs in Saturday's Grade 2 Swale at Gulfstream Park. «Daily Racing Form, Feb 15»
9
Daredevil faces Souper Colossal in Swale
Gulfstream Park stakes advance, with Grade I Champagne winner Daredevil facing the speedy and once-beaten Souper Colossal in Saturday's Grade II Swale ... «The Courier-Journal, Feb 15»
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North Brunswick woman, 64, charged in fatal hit-and-run after …
Louise T. Swale, 64, is charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death, tampering with physical evidence and hindering ... «NJ.com, Jan 15»

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