Meaning & use
sward
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An expanse of short grass; a stretch of turf or grassy ground.
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The manor house overlooked a wide sward of neatly trimmed lawn.
Sheep grazed peacefully across the green sward.
A note on using this word
A literary word, more likely to appear in poetry or descriptive prose than everyday speech.
Words with a similar meaning
turflawn
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