transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈswäth, ˈswȯth ]
noun
or swathe ˈswäth, ˈswȯth, ˈswāth
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swæth footstep, trace; akin to Middle High German swade swath
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : 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