bioswale

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noun

A type of biofilter designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff, consisting of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with vegetation, compost and/or riprap.

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Meanings

nounbioswale (plural bioswales)

plural bioswales

  1. A type of biofilter designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff, consisting of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with vegetation, compost and/or riprap.

Origin

From bio- + swale.

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APA

bioswale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioswale

MLA

“bioswale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioswale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioswale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioswale.

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