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sward
UK
/swɔːd/
US
/swɔrd/
Translations
swards
pl
UK
/swɔːd/
US
/swɔrd/
The sward was lush and green after the spring rains.
Дерн был пышным и зеленым после весенних дождей.
The cattle grazed peacefully on the sward.
Скот мирно пасся на лугу.
Additional translations
swarded
Past Simple
swarded
Past Participle
swarding
Gerund
UK
/swɔːd/
US
/swɔrd/
Chiefly literary; transitive or intransitive meaning ‘to cover with turf’ or ‘to become covered with grass’.
Used attributively in agronomy and ecology (e.g., “sward height,” “sward density”).
Definitions
The children played on the lush sward in the park.
The gardener carefully tended to the sward to keep it healthy and green.
After a few summers the bare earth swarded over, turning into a meadow.
Weekly measurements of sward height were taken throughout the trial.