Swale or Swales may refer to:
Topography
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Swale (landform)
A swale is a shady spot, or a sunken or marshy place. In US usage in particular, it is a shallow channel with gently sloping sides. Such a swale may be either natural or human-made. Artificial swales are often infiltration basins, designed to m ...
, a low tract of land
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Bioswale, landform designed to remove silt and pollution
** Swales, found in the formation of
Hummocky cross-stratification
Hummocky cross-stratification is a type of sedimentary structure found in sandstones. It is a form of cross-bedding usually formed by the action of large storms, such as hurricanes. It takes the form of a series of "smile"-like shapes, crosscut ...
Geography
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River Swale, in North Yorkshire, England
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The Swale, a channel separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, England
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Borough of Swale, a local government district in Kent, England
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Swale railway station
Swale railway station is in north Kent, England, on the Sheerness Line from , at the southern end of the Kingsferry Bridge which, along with the more modern Sheppey Crossing, connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent. The nearest settlemen ...
Other uses
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Swale (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
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Swales (surname) Swales is an English surname. It either derives from the River Swale or Swallow Hill. Notable people with the surname include:
*Alonzo Swales (1870–1952), British trade unionist
*Ian Swales (born 1953), English Liberal Democrat politician
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, a surname
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Swales Aerospace
Swales Aerospace was an employee-owned, small business aerospace engineering firm. The company offered a full range of aerospace engineering services. It was the global leader in the development and manufacture of two-phase thermal solutions for ...
, a U.S. aerospace and defense company from 1978 to 2007, founded by Tom Swales
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