noun
definition
The track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
definition
A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people.
example
A large swath of the population is opposed to this government policy.
noun
definition
A bandage; a band
verb
definition
To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers
Examples of swathes in a Sentence
About to take over whole swathes of fragile humanity.
Across swathes of domestic policy, the mutual animosity has been the ally of stasis.
However some species have adapted, like the invasive bracken which has taken over large swathes of dry heath land in Cornwall.
A tale of utter devastation which whole swathes of the countryside may never recover from.
Yesterday, it blacked out huge swathes of the north eastern US to distract us from the evidence below.
Georgian and Victorian London was devastated in WWII - huge swathes of the center and the East End were totally flattened.
Compared with coral reefs, vast swathes of the ocean appeared to be devoid of life.
Firstly, you can plow into them single-handedly, destroying vast swathes of them in a single sweep of your overpowered sword.
She wrote that New Labor had lost vast swathes of support from those who put them in office.
Winter storms can remove great swathes of sand right down to the underlying rock.
Germany demanded huge swathes of Russia in return for halting its advance.
You're not allowed to reserve large swathes of seats.
Occasionally we saw wide swathes of crushed forest where elephants had passed through, leaving giant piles of dung.
Meanwhile the Marcher lords held great swathes of territory on the borders with Wales.
Scotland has some of our richest swathes of forest.
You 're not allowed to reserve large swathes of seats.
In truth, the original English garden style used greater swathes of lawn and naturally occurring features such as boulders and ponds around which trees and shrubs were planted.
The wine leaves broad swathes of legs as you swirl and swirl again.
The settlers are trying to displace the locals from whole swathes of land, and the author blames their failure on a universal apostasy.