Versickerungsgraben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- swale noun A stretch of low-lying ground that is wet or boggy.
Senses
Versickerungsgraben is used for these senses in English:
- swale Bioswale, a shallow trough dug into the land on contour (horizontally with no slope), whose purpose is to allow water time to percolate into the soil.
swale — full definition
- noun A stretch of low-lying ground that is wet or boggy.
- noun A thin, shallow dip running along a beach between ridges, parallel to the shoreline.
- noun A shallow ditch built to carry away rainwater or melted snow.
- noun A shallow, level trench cut into the ground to let rainwater soak into the soil rather than run off.
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