1. A broad area or strip of something
   "The hurricane left a swathe of destruction"; "A swathe of forest was cleared for the new highway";
   - swath, belt
    
2. An enveloping bandage
   "The doctor applied a swathe around the patient's injured ankle";
   - wrapping
    
3. The space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
   "The farmer cut a wide swathe through the wheat field";
   - swath

1. Wrap in swaddling clothes
   "The nurse swathed the newborn in a soft blanket";
   - swaddle, enswathe

Derived forms: swathing, swathes, swathed

Type of: bandage, bind, course, patch, path, space, track

Encyclopedia: Swathe