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swath

/swɒθ/

/swɔθ/

Translations

swathnoun

swaths

/swɒθ/

/swɔθ/

полоса

The farmer cut a wide swath through the field.

Фермер прорезал широкую полосу через поле.

участок

A swath of forest was cleared for the new road.

Участок леса был вырублен для новой дороги.

просека

They walked along the swath in the forest.

Они шли по просеке в лесу.

Additional translations

зона

широкая полоса

косая полоса

Synonyms

swathverb

swathed

Past Simple

swathed

Past Participle

swathing

Gerund

Rare/archaic variant of "swathe" meaning to wrap or bind.

Synonyms

wind around

wrap around

swathadjective

more swath

Comp.

most swath

Super.

/swɒθ/

/swɑθ/

Used attributively (e.g., "swath width") to indicate relation to a swath.

Definitions

swathnoun

A broad strip or area of something.

The storm left a swath of destruction in its path.

A row or line of grass, grain, or other crop as it lies when mown or reaped.

The farmer walked along the swath, inspecting the freshly cut hay.

A large number of people or things considered as a group.

A swath of supporters gathered to cheer on the team.

The width or lateral extent of coverage of a sensor, scanning device, or cutting machine during a single pass.

Thanks to its 400-km swath, the radar can map vast areas of the planet in a single orbit.

swathverb

To wrap, bind, or envelop with or as if with bands; to swathe (rare).

The nurse swathed the wound with layers of gauze.

swathadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a swath, especially in reference to measurement such as width or coverage.

The satellite's swath width determines how much of the Earth's surface it can image in one pass.