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swathe

/sweɪð/noun

उच्चारण स्वेद

लंबी पट्टी, बड़ा क्षेत्र, बड़ा हिस्सा

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] ~ (of sth) formal

    a long strip or large area of land, or of something else

    लंबी पट्टी, बड़ा क्षेत्र, बड़ा हिस्सा

    • Huge swathes of forest have been cleared for farming.
    • The fire destroyed a wide swathe of the hillside.

    Synonyms strip stretch band tract area

  2. 2

    [C] ~ (of sth) formal

    a large part of something, for example a group of people

    बड़ा वर्ग, बड़ा भाग

    • The policy affects a large swathe of the population.

    Synonyms section segment part

verb
  1. 1

    [T, usually passive] ~ sb/sth (in sth) formal

    to wrap or cover somebody or something in cloth or another material

    लपेटना, ढक देना

    • Her leg was swathed in bandages.
    • The hills were swathed in mist.

    Synonyms wrap swaddle envelop cover bandage

    Opposite unwrap uncover

Idioms 1

cut a swathe through sth

to pass through a place, destroying a large part of it

(किसी जगह में) भारी तबाही मचाते हुए गुज़रना

  • The cyclone cut a swathe through the coastal villages.
  • The disease cut a swathe through the population.