swath
The track cut out by a scythe in mowingThe track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
» There are still large swaths of municipal land left unused.
Meaning
2 sensesThe track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
Schneise, Schwade, Schwaden
проко́сprokós
прокі́сprokís
the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
(figuratively, often)A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people.
A large swath of the population is opposed to this government policy.
Five days after Hurricane Katrina, large swaths of New Orleans are still submerged in water.
Landstrich, (breiter) Streifen
Examples
5 sentencesThere are still large swaths of municipal land left unused.
The tornado ripped through the small town, leaving a swath of destruction in its wake.
TESS monitors large swaths of the sky for about a month at a time using its four cameras.
Across vast swaths of the Middle East, basic security, basic order has broken down.
For decades, Americans have migrated toward urban areas seeking opportunities, emptying out large swaths of countryside.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English swath, swathe, from Old English swæþ, swaþu (“track; trace; footstep”)From Middle English swath, swathe, from Old English swæþ, swaþu (“track; trace; footstep”), from Proto-Germanic *swaþō (“a wind-swept place; open field”), of unknown further origin. Has been derived from a Proto-Indo-European *swey- (“to bend, turn, swing”), and compared with Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”) and Welsh chwil (“reeling, staggering”), though this is uncertain, as well as the Greek comparandum being unlikely.
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Forms
plural: swathsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing):belt