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Noun: swath  swóth
  1. A broad area or strip of something
    "The hurricane left a swath of destruction"; "A swath of forest was cleared for the new highway";
    - belt, swathe
     
  2. The space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
    "The farmer cut a wide swath through the wheat field";
    - swathe

Derived forms: swaths

Type of: course, path, space, track

Encyclopedia: Swath