swath
Wide band across
A swath is a strip or belt of something, originally the width of grass or grain cut by a single stroke of a scythe.
The word extends to any broad strip: a swath of destruction, a swath of territory.
To cut a swath through something is to move through it forcefully or make a dramatic impression.
Also spelled swathe.
Extent of variation
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- cross-sectionView through interior
- varietyState of being diverse
- arrayOrdered collection or display
sweep · breadth · scope · extent · span · sampling · selection · demographic
Manual crop-cutting implement
- sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
- reaperOne who gathers crops
- mowingTrimming grass short
- haymakingCuring grass for storage
windrow · mower · blade · sweep · stroke · pass · width · row
Severe widespread destruction
- damageHarm or impairment
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- clearingTreeless space in forest
flattening · leveling · razing · demolition · obliteration · aftermath · wake · trail
expanse
Unbroken area of space
band · belt · corridor · path · extent · breadth · span · section · portion · segment
range
Extent of variation
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- cross-sectionView through interior
- varietyState of being diverse
array · sweep · breadth · scope · extent · span · sampling · selection · demographic · population
scythe
Manual crop-cutting implement
haymaking · windrow · mower · blade · sweep · stroke · pass · width · row · stubble
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
clearing · flattening · leveling · razing · demolition · obliteration · aftermath · wake · trail · path
- haymakinghay, hay bale, hay bales, hay field, hayfield
- crop dustingcrop duster, crop dusting, aerial spraying, spray nozzle, spray nozzles
- Lidarlaser scanner, 3D scan, 3D mapping, time of flight, time-of-flight
- remote sensingsatellite imagery, aerial photography, LIDAR, LiDAR, radar imaging
- eclipse termstotality, umbra, penumbra, corona, first contact
- plowingplow, plowshare, moldboard, furrow, coulter
- cut a swathCreate striking impression
- cutting a swath
- cut a wide swathAttract considerable notice
- cutting a wide swathHaving extensive influence
- cut a swatheMove forcefully, leaving mark
- cut a wide swatheHave far-reaching influence
swathe, swathed, swathes, swathing, swaths, swather, swathers