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Swath

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Noun

1. swath

the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine

2. belt, swath

a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Swath

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nounWord forms: plural swaths (swɔːðz ) or swathes
1. 
the width of one sweep of a scythe or of the blade of a mowing machine
2. 
the strip cut by either of these in one course
3. 
the quantity of cut grass, hay, or similar crop left in one course of such mowing
4. 
a long narrow strip or belt

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Swath

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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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Swath

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n.
1.
a. The width of a scythe stroke or a mowing-machine blade.
b. A path of this width made in mowing.
c. The mown grass or grain lying on such a path.
2. Something likened to a swath, especially a strip, path, or extension: "the motor humming as a girl on skis cut a swath back and forth across the water" (Sarah Dessen).
3. A great stir, impression, or display: "a man who rose from humble beginnings to cut a wide swath in the world" (Garrison Keillor).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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