swath
noun
\ ˈswäth
, ˈswȯth\
, ˈswȯth\
variants:
or swathe \ ˈswät͟h
, ˈswȯt͟h , ˈswāt͟h \
, ˈswȯt͟h , ˈswāt͟h \
Definition of swath
1a
: 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
Disney+ has detailed its own launch date (November 12) and price ($6.99), as well as a fairly broad swath of its content pipeline, which already runs through Disney, Star Wars, Pixar, and other fruitful IP territory. — Wired, "Apple TV+ Launches November 1, Subs Will Cost $5 a Month," 10 Sep. 2019 The rolling backlash has united broad swaths of the continent. — Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, "South African Riots Over ‘Xenophobia’ Prompt Backlash Across Africa," 5 Sep. 2019 Organizations like the Internet Association and the California Chamber of Commerce — representing a broad swath of Silicon Valley and other industries — mounted their own offensive. — Washington Post, "California adopted the country’s first major consumer privacy law. Now, Silicon Valley is trying to rewrite it.," 4 Sep. 2019 Income inequality is highest across broad swaths of the Southeast and Southwest and lowest in the Midwest and the Washington, D.C., area, where many residents work for the federal government. — Thomas Frank, Scientific American, "Southern U.S. Lags North on Disaster Resilience," 12 Aug. 2019 The rules track with the administration’s draft regulations in making the biggest change in a generation to a broad swath of the federal conservation regime. — Adam Aton, Science | AAAS, "New Trump rules would curb U.S. endangered species protections," 12 Aug. 2019 Whereas Ali Farka Touré’s playing draws direct comparisons to the blues, specifically artists like John Lee Hooker, Vieux pulls readily from a broader swath of genres, including rock, funk and Latin music. — Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com, "Vieux Farka Touré brings the sounds of Mali to Baltimore," 19 July 2019 Instead, Mulvaney has focused much of his energy on creating a new White House power center revolving around the long-dormant Domestic Policy Council and encompassing broad swaths of the administration. — Anchorage Daily News, "Mulvaney builds ‘an empire for the right wing’ as Trump’s chief of staff," 15 July 2019 The future is in breaking singles that can speak to broad swaths of the U.S. (and the globe). — August Brown, Detroit Free Press, "K-Pop is storming U.S. record biz, but can it fully cross over?," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swath.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for swath
swath
noun
English Language Learners Definition of swath
: a long, wide strip of land
: an area of grass or grain that has been cut or mowed
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swath
noun
\ ˈswäth
\
\
variants:
or swathe \ ˈswät͟h \
plural swaths
or swathes
Kids Definition of swath
1
: an area of grass or grain that has been cut or mowed
2
: a long broad strip or belt
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