The meaning of SWATH is a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine. How to use swath in a sentence.

SWATH definition: a strip or belt, or a long area of something: . Learn more.

SWATH meaning: a strip or belt, or a long area of something: . Learn more.

A swath was originally the long narrow space created by a single swing of a scythe in a field of grass or corn as the cutter moved through it. Nowadays it is used more figuratively to mean any kind of path someone makes.

Swath is only a noun. It refers to (1) the width of a scythe stroke, (2) a path made by mowing, or (3) something likened to a path made by mowing. Today, it’s usually used in the third, figurative sense. Swathe is usually a verb, meaning, primarily, to wrap or bind with or as if with bandage.

SWATH definition: the width of one sweep of a scythe or of the blade of a mowing machine | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

the space covered by the stroke of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine. the piece or strip so cut. a line or ridge of grass, grain, or the like, cut and thrown together by a scythe or mowing …

SWATH meaning: 1 : a long, wide strip of land; 2 : an area of grass or grain that has been cut or mowed often used figuratively

Synonyms for SWATH: strip, area, part(s), region, land, zone, corridor, tract, belt, neck

1. the space covered by the stroke of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine. 2. the piece or strip so cut. 3. a line or ridge of grass, grain, or the like, cut and thrown together by a scythe or mowing machine. 4. a strip, belt, or long and relatively narrow extent of anything.