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   swathe

   /sweɪð/

   noun

   • 1. a broad strip or area of something: "vast swathes of countryside"
   • 2. a row or line of grass, corn, or other crop as it falls or lies when mown or reaped: "if the day is windy, the swathes should be high and narrow"
   • ▪ a strip left clear by the passage of a mowing machine or scythe: "the combine had cut a deep swathe around the border of the fields"

   Word Origin Old Englishswæth, swathu ‘track, trace’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwad(e) and German Schwade. In Middle English the term denoted a measure of the width of grassland, probably reckoned by a sweep of the mower's scythe.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSWATHE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Swathe can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means a long strip or large area, especially of land. As a verb, it means to wrap or cover with cloth. See more meanings, examples and synonyms of swathe.

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

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     SWATHE meaning: 1. a long strip or large area especially of...

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   The meaning of SWATHE is a band used in swathing. How to use swathe in a sentence.

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   Swathe definition: to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.. See examples of SWATHE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySWATHE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Swathe can be a noun or a verb meaning a long strip or large area, especially of land, or to wrap or cover with cloth. Learn how to use swathe in sentences and find related words and phrases.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › swatheSwathe - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Sometimes spelled "swath," swathe is commonly used to talk about how you wrap up a baby in a soft blanket. The verb can also refer to binding a wound with bandages; as a noun, a swathe is a long strip or bandage to protect a wound.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishswathe noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Swathe is a noun that means a long piece of land or a large piece or area of something. It can also be used in the phrase cut a swathe through something, meaning to pass through a particular area destroying a large part of it.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSWATHE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Swathe is a noun meaning a long strip of land or cloth, or a verb meaning to wrap or bandage something. Learn how to use swathe in sentences, see synonyms and related words, and compare with swath.