Meaning & use
Swards
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Areas of ground covered with short grass; turf or grassy terrain.
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The sheep grazed peacefully across the rolling swards of the estate.
Dew clung to the green swards early on autumn mornings.
A note on using this word
Sward is a mostly literary or poetic word today, evoking pastoral or countryside imagery rather than everyday lawns.
Words with a similar meaning
turfgrassland
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