swath
noun
the space covered by the stroke of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine.
swaths
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pluralof swath.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The boundaries include swaths of Kern, Kings and Tulare counties, along with a very small piece of Madera County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
We got out at the northwestern edge of the lagoon, where there are swaths of land that have been churned up by heavy machinery, stretches of gravel, and remnants of fencing.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
On Martha’s Vineyard, key beaches emerged decades ago, when families who owned large swaths of oceanfront farmland divvied up beach lots and sold strips of land to neighbors and friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The country's third-largest city was pummeled by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday, along with swaths of Colombia's coffee region and western coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
By the fourth century bce, years of unrest had depopulated large swaths of the country.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
