Swath的意思|Swath的解释-里氏词典

swath

n. 刈幅, 刈下的一行草, 刈下的一行麦, 行, 一条, 条, 一行

swath

[ noun ]

the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine

<noun.quantity>

a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)

<noun.object>

Swath \Swath\ (sw[add]th; 277), n. [AS. swa[eth]u 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.]

After 30 years of grace the locusts are back, cutting a swath from the desert to the rich agricultural lands of North Africa and, possibly, beyond.
The fire covered an area about 60 miles long and 25 miles wide in portions of Callahan, Shackelford and Throckmorton counties, officials said, and a 20-mile wide swath of the blaze burned out of control.
A large swath across the South, the Ohio Valley, Midwest and the central Plains was to be in the 70s.
One twister, bearing winds of 100 mph, cut a milelong swath in Stillwater, hitting residential areas and the Oklahoma State University campus.
A Yugoslavian freighter that carved a 500-foot swath through a delicate coral shoal Monday off the Florida Keys has been refloated without any leaking or pollution, the Coast Guard said.
Clearance by British authorities of Nestle's bid for Rowntree had inspired dealings in a wide swath of issues during most of the morning.
The accident happened about four miles south of where the 155-foot freighter Alec Owen Maitland ran aground Oct. 25, cutting a 200-foot swath in the reef in the sanctuary.
Six months after Tropical Storm Hugo's powerful winds cut a swath of destruction through North Carolina, the big threat now is forest fires.
Guerrilla forces control a swath of northern and eastern El Salvador and are present to some degree in all 14 provinces.
The economy is flat on its back." Lujan traveled over the weekend to Puerto Rico and St. Croix a week after Hurricane Hugo swept through the Caribbean, felling homes, downing power lines and weaving a wide swath of destruction.
"This is a tragedy of major proportions, which has left desolation among the people and a swath of destruction," he said.
The burned swath covered parts of an area 56 miles long and 24 miles wide.
Rooster now owns six buildings in a two-block swath.
"We're not slowing down this year but we are plowing in those areas," Hamilton said Thursday. "We use wing plows and cut a swath of 18 to 20 feet on either side of the rails.
The tornado touched down at 4:30 a.m. just west of Madison, about 50 miles east of Tallahassee, and cut a 12-mile swath of destruction, authorities said.
Let income taxes be cut heavily, and imports encouraged; not just a few furs and jewels from Hong Kong, but a broad swath of goods (say steel and cement) from low-cost neighbors like Korea and Taiwan.
It might take multiple sandblasters or a rotary system like the brooms on street sweepers to cut a wide enough swath for practical use, he said.
Although firefighters called their efforts a qualified success, gusty winds swept a swath of flame south of town Friday, and a wind change forecast for Monday also raised concern.
The drought has cut a broad swath through Mr. Nadgwick's hope that things would get better for him this year.
He had cut a wide swath in Stockholm before Gossaert caught him in a non-homicidal mood.
Much of the damage came when a tornado cut a swath from Lone Grove to Ardmore.
In contrast, most said, the Hondurans had been good allies, allowing the Contras free run of a large swath of territory in eastern Honduras.
Companies in a broad swath of industrial categories are required, among other things, to report releases to air, water and land of 320 hazardous or toxic chemicals or chemical families.
The comprehensive plan for Brevard County, a narrow north-south swath of Atlantic beachfront that includes the Cape Canaveral space complex, is due in Tallahassee next April.
He sizes up the effort required to clear a swath for a shot and declares it impossible, saying: "I don't have enough alcohol to tackle a job like that."
On the Finley Lake fire, firefighters worked Monday to create a two-mile-long defense line in Manton, burning out a swath that hopefully would counter the northbound forest fire and keep it from destroying several homes.
He wanted to date the leading debutantes, be in the best clubs, cut the widest swath.
Along the way they picked up a dozen languages and about that many diseases in a four-generation odyssey across a vast, wild swath of Asia.
Oakes said the plane fell short of the runway, cleared a 200-yard swath through woods and ended up nose-down in a swamp.
It cut a 120-foot by 300-foot swath through the jungle and both wings were ripped off but the fuselage remained nearly intact, they said.

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