Main Entry: swath

Pronunciation: \ˈswäth, ˈswȯth\

Variant(s): or swathe \ˈswäth, ˈswȯth, ˈswāth\

Function: noun

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