swathe

/swˈe‍ɪð/

/ˈswɑð/, /ˈsweɪð/

to swathe

MAIN VERB

wrap in swaddling clothes

synonyms : swaddle

Swathe

an enveloping bandage

synonyms : wrapping

Examples

1. Now, 'swathes' means large areas, often of land.

2. Shellfire and machine gun bullets cut great swathes in their ranks.

3. Traditional aristocratic landowners like the Duke of Buccleuch, still own large swathes of the country.

4. Along with cities, the missiles target large swathes of the Soviet Union's fertile eastern grasslands, the breadbasket of the nation.