Sward — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɔːɹd/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɔːd/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɔːɹd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turf sod greensward

Word Forms

sod

verb

cover with sod

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rasen

Oberflächenschicht des Bodens, die eine Matte aus Gras und Graswurzeln enthält

🇫🇷French

pelouse

couche superficielle de sol contenant un tapis d'herbe et de racines d'herbe

🇪🇸Spanish

césped

Capa superficial de suelo que contiene una capa de pasto y raíces.

🇮🇹Italian

zolla erbosa

strato superficiale del terreno contenente un tappeto di erba e radici d'erba

🇳🇱Dutch

grasveld

oppervlaktelaag van de grond met daarin een mat van gras en graswortels

🇵🇹Portuguese

gramado

camada superficial do solo contendo um tapete de grama e raízes

🇷🇺Russian

меч

поверхностный слой земли, содержащий коврик из травы и корней травы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तृण से ढँकना

ज़मीन की सतह परत जिसमें घास और घास की जड़ों की एक चटाई होती है

🇮🇳Marathi

तलवार

गवत आणि गवताची मुळे असलेली चटई असलेला जमिनीचा पृष्ठभाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

તલવાર

જમીનની સપાટીનું સ્તર જેમાં ઘાસ અને ઘાસના મૂળની સાદડી હોય છે

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਲਵਾਰ

ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੀ ਸਤ੍ਹਾ ਦੀ ਪਰਤ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਘਾਹ ਅਤੇ ਘਾਹ ਦੀਆਂ ਜੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਚਟਾਈ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تلوار

زمین کی سطح کی تہہ جس میں گھاس اور گھاس کی جڑوں کی چٹائی ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

草地

含有草垫和草根的地面表层

🇯🇵Japanese

剣

草と草の根のマットを含む地面の表層

🇰🇷Korean

잔디밭

풀과 풀뿌리로 이루어진 매트를 포함하는 지표면

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuồng

lớp mặt đất chứa thảm cỏ và rễ cỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ดาบ

ชั้นผิวดินที่มีแผ่นหญ้าและรากหญ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

padang rumput

lapisan permukaan tanah yang berisi hamparan rumput dan akar rumput

🇵🇭Filipino

gantimpala

ibabaw na layer ng lupa na naglalaman ng banig ng damo at mga ugat ng damo

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سراج

طبقة سطحية من الأرض تحتوي على حصيرة من العشب والجذور العشبية

🇮🇷Persian

شمشیر

لایه سطحی زمین حاوی یک تشک از چمن و ریشه های چمن

🇹🇷Turkish

çimenlik

çim ve çim köklerinden oluşan bir mat içeren zeminin yüzey tabakası

🇮🇱Hebrew

דֶשֶׁא

שכבת פני הקרקע המכילה מחצלת דשא ושורשי דשא

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