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- noun Plural form of
swale .
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Examples
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Landscaping and "swales" - berms that collect and clean rainwater - will make up the greenery.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Landscaping and "swales" - berms that collect and clean rainwater - will make up the greenery.
The Seattle Times 2010
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They explored low areas between beach ridges called "swales" -- which are known to trap tsunami sand between layers of peat and other organic matter -- and discovered a layer of sand beneath the most recent layer (2004), from 600 to 700 years ago.
Signs of the Times 2008
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When the tank is full, the overflow runs into the ground, artfully managed with grading, such as swales, basins, berms and terraces.
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Relatively low-cost ways to recapture ecosystem services include natural drainage swales, rooftop gardens, tree plantings and permeable surfaces to reduce runoff during storms; constructed wetlands to store and treat water; shade trees to reduce inner-city temperatures, air conditioning costs, carbon emissions and heat-related fatalities; and strategic landscaping to channel summer breezes and block winter winds.
William S. Becker: Can We Handle Nature's New Norm? (Part 3) William S. Becker 2011
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Relatively low-cost ways to recapture ecosystem services include natural drainage swales, rooftop gardens, tree plantings and permeable surfaces to reduce runoff during storms; constructed wetlands to store and treat water; shade trees to reduce inner-city temperatures, air conditioning costs, carbon emissions and heat-related fatalities; and strategic landscaping to channel summer breezes and block winter winds.
William S. Becker: Can We Handle Nature's New Norm? (Part 3) William S. Becker 2011
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The white tails here are even brash enough to bed in the swales along the road ...
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As the day wore along he came into valleys or swales where game was more plentiful.
LOVE OF LIFE 2010
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The white tails here are even brash enough to bed in the swales along the road ...
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As the day wore along he came into valleys or swales where game was more plentiful.
LOVE OF LIFE 2010
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