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SWALE Swale, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. svalr cool, svala to cool.] Defn: A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land; a moor; a fen. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Came across this word in an article by Kathy Reshetiloff in the January-February 2022 Bay Journal about the Chesapeake region's distinctive natural sights during winter.
The absence of foliage reveals otherwise invisible patterns - complex branch structures in trees and shrubs, or graceful slopes and swales that you'll never see in the summer.