swath

noun

1. the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device
2. Rare a stroke with a scythe
3. a line or row of grass, wheat, etc. cut in one course by a scythe, mower, etc.
4. a long strip, track, or belt of any particular kind

Origin: ME swathe < OE swathu, a track, akin to Ger schwade, space covered by a scythe swing: for IE base see swathe