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Niederung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • swale noun A stretch of low-lying ground that is wet or boggy.

Senses

Niederung is used for these senses in English:

  • swale A low tract of moist or marshy land.

swale — full definition

  1. noun A stretch of low-lying ground that is wet or boggy.
  2. noun A thin, shallow dip running along a beach between ridges, parallel to the shoreline.
  3. noun A shallow ditch built to carry away rainwater or melted snow.
  4. noun A shallow, level trench cut into the ground to let rainwater soak into the soil rather than run off.
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