Definition of "sward" [sward]

• Land covered with grassy turf. (noun)
• A lawn or meadow. (noun)

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• "To the left of the sward is the fort, enclosed within which are the post-office and Government offices."
• "On the sward is the village well, where there seems always to be a group of busy washers; and in the centre is a large school, where every educational advantage may be enjoyed, so that"
• "Here, where the sward is smooth and the space yet broad between, two converging lines of peaks are already arrayed before our eyes – one extending nearly due East and West; the other running up from the South-East to meet it."