swath
swath or swathe \'swa:th, 'swo.th\ \'swa:th, 'swo.th, 'swa-th\ n [ME, fr. OE swth footstep, trace; akin to MHG swade swath] 1a: the sweep of a scythe or a machine in mowing or the path cut in one cou rse 1b: a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine 2: a long broad strip or belt 3: a stroke of or as if of a scythe 4: a space devastated as if by a scythe