swath

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Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull, a ship design philosophy for reducing pitching and rolling, and increase stability, in all sea states
The track cut out by a scythe in mowing
A broad sweep or expanse

Five days after Hurricane Katrina, large swaths of New Orleans, such as Canal Street seen here, are still submerged in water.

{n} a line of grass cut down, a fillet
the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
A swath of data is all data received from a spacecraft on a single pass from acquisition of signal (AOS) to loss of signal (LOS)
The area observed by a satellite as it orbits the Earth
{i} path made by a scythe or mower; strip of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine; long and narrow strip
The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath
a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling
A band or fillet; a swathe
a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull
cut a swath
Variant form of cut a wide swath
cut a wide swath
To behave in an expansive, flagrantly showy, or pushy manner, especially in public venues; to exert sweeping influence

With his signature red beret and class-based rhetoric, president Hugo Chavez has cut a wide swath through this oil-rich but impoverished nation.

cut a wide swath
To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action

The twister cut a wide swath of destruction in Utica, a town of 2,000 people about 90 miles southwest of Chicago.

swathe
Alternative spelling of swath
swathe
To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers

The head was swathed in linen bands that had been white, but were now stained and discoloured with damp, but of this I shall not speak more, and beneath the chin-cloth the beard had once escaped.

swathe
A bandage; a band
swathe
{v} to bind fast with rollers or bands
cut a swath
(deyim) 1. Attract a lot of interest or attention.2. Cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place

1. The two beautiful sisters cut a wide swath through our little town, and every male wanted to take them out. 2. The new game is unusually inventive and has cut a wide swath in the video game market. 3. Violent thunderstorms cut a swath of destruction through the area, blowing down trees and damaging houses.

cut a wide swath
(deyim) 1. Attract a lot of interest or attention.2. Cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place

1. The two beautiful sisters cut a wide swath through our little town, and every male wanted to take them out. 2. The new game is unusually inventive and has cut a wide swath in the video game market. 3. Violent thunderstorms cut a swath of destruction through the area, blowing down trees and damaging houses.

A swath
swatch
swathe
wrap in swaddling clothes; "swadddle the infant"
swathe
To swathe someone or something in cloth means to wrap them in it completely. She swathed her enormous body in thin black fabrics His head was swathed in bandages made from a torn sheet. Variant of swath. to wrap or cover something in something
swathe
A swathe of cloth is a long strip of cloth, especially one that is wrapped around someone or something. swathes of white silk
swathe
{f} wrap, envelop, enclose; bandage; wrap around
swathe
The noun is also spelled swath
swathe
A swathe of land is a long strip of land. Year by year great swathes of this small nation's countryside disappear
swathe
A bandage; a band; a swath
swathe
an enveloping bandage
swathes
plural of swathe
swaths
plural of swath
swath

    Turkish pronunciation

    swäth

    Pronunciation

    /ˈswäᴛʜ/ /ˈswɑːθ/

    Etymology

    [ 'swäth, 'swoth ] (noun.) 14th century. From Old English swæþ, swathu (“track, trace, scar”). other etymological information
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