swath, belt
(noun) a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
swath
(noun) the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
SWATH (uncountable)
(nautical) Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull, a ship design philosophy for reducing pitching and rolling, and increase stability, in all sea states
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swath (plural swaths)
The track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
(often, figuratively) A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people.
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Source: Wiktionary
Swath, n. Etym: [AS. swa a track, trace; akin to D. zwaad, zwad, zwade, a swath of grass, G. schwad, schwaden; perhaps, originally, a shred. Cf. Swathe, v. t.]
1. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.
2. 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.
3. A band or fillet; a swathe. Shak. Swath bank, a row of new-mown grass. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
