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swale

noun \ˈswāl\

Definition of SWALE

:  a low-lying or depressed and often wet stretch of land; also :  a shallow depression on a golf course
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Origin of SWALE

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1584

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt

Rhymes with SWALE

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

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