A swathe or swath is the width of a scythe stroke or a mowing-machine blade, the path of this width made in mowing or the mown grass or grain lying on such a path.

What does swath meaning?

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.

How do you use swath in a sentence?

a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing). (1) She wears a dark hat, its swath of auburn feather trailing down her back. (2) The median strip on Park was a swath of yellow tulips. (3) The Milky Way cast a bright swath across the heavens.