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• n  the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
• n  a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)

• Geologists have known for centuries that a swath of central India was buried by a series of eruptions at around the time of the dinosaurs' demise.
• Severing his ties would allow Rove--who as deputy chief of staff runs a vast swath of the West Wing--to fight aggressively "any bull charges," says a source close to Rove, like .
• They are trapped in a narrow swath of jungle, with all avenues of escape blocked by either soldiers or antipersonnel mines.

• belt

News & Articles

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• River cruises canceled, modified due to floods in Central Europe
  River cruise companies have been canceling and modifying cruises as flooding continues over a large swath of Central Europe, including Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland.
  June 12, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
• Rain expected through the morning
  A swath of showers and embedded thunderstorms will continue to move to the north and northwest through the 10 to 11 a.m. time frame.
  June 11, 2013 - KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley
• Breaking News
  HARRISONBURG — A problem at the Maryland Avenue substation was left a wide swath of downtown Harrisonburg without power this morning, according to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Emergency Communications Center.
  June 11, 2013 - The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record

Quotes

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• James Harrison in International Herald Tribune
  To get the whole swath in one year, that's great,Harrison said.
• Glenn in Atlanta Journal Constitution
  This is an attempt by the unions to force their policy agenda on a wide swath of the economy by rigging the government procurement process,said Glenn Spencer, executive director of the Chamber's Workforce Freedom Initiative.
• Bill Clinton in International Herald Tribune
  Because of his movie roles and his television roles, he has got a certain swagger,Clinton said. "He is smart. And he knows what to say, and how to say it, to appeal to a certain big swath of the American electorate."