Definizione monolingua

sward

sward (plural swards)

1. (uncountable) A layer of earth into which grass has grown; turf; sod.
2. (countable) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.
   • 1890: Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company [1]

     ...the trees began to thin and the sward to spread out onto a broad, green lawn, where five cows lay in the sunshine...

   • 1918: Booth Tarkington, The Magnificent Ambersons [2]

     Only where George stood was there left a sward as of yore; the great, level, green lawn that served for both the Majors house and his daughters.

Definizione dizionario sward

	erba
	A layer of earth into which grass has grown

	prato
	An expanse of land covered in grass

	zolla
	A layer of earth into which grass has grown

Altri significati:

(countable) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.

(uncountable) A layer of earth into which grass has grown; turf; sod.