SWATH


Meaning of SWATH in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.