Swath Definition

swŏth, swôth
swaths
noun
swaths
A stroke with a scythe.
Webster's New World
The space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device.
Webster's New World
A line or row of grass, wheat, etc. cut in one course by a scythe, mower, etc.
Webster's New World
The mown grass or grain lying on such a path.
American Heritage
Something likened to a swath, especially a strip, path, or extension.
American Heritage
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abbreviation

(nautical) Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull, a ship design philosophy for reducing pitching and rolling, and increase stability, in all sea states.

Wiktionary
idiom
cut a wide swath
  • to make an ostentatious display or forceful impression
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Swath

Noun

Singular:
swath
Plural:
swaths

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Origin of Swath

  • Middle English swathe from Old English swæth track

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English swæþ, swathu (“track, trace, scar").

    From Wiktionary

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