variants
or swathe
1
a
: a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine
b
: the sweep of a scythe or a machine in mowing or the path cut in one course
2
: a long broad strip or belt
3
: a stroke of or as if of a scythe
4
: a space devastated as if by a scythe
Examples of swath in a Sentence
An aerial view of the countryside shows wide swathes of green.
He cut a swath through the field with his scythe.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Space Weather Prediction Center offers an experimental forecast map that showed on Saturday the aurora may be visible Saturday in a wide swath of the U.S., possibly in states including Oregon, Nebraska, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York.
—
Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
District 20 includes a swath of Boise west of Idaho 55 and part of Meridian, east of North Can Ada Road and north of Ustick Road.
—Hayat Norimine, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
District 20 includes a swath of Boise west of Idaho 55 and part of Meridian, east of North Can Ada Road and north of Ustick Road.
—Hayat Norimine, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
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“Swath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swath. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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