swath
/swɑθ/
noun
- A long, wide strip or area of something, especially land or crops.
- The tornado left a swath of destruction across the town.
- The farmer cut a wide swath through the wheat field with his combine.
- A swath of forest was cleared to make room for the new highway.
- A large number or amount of something, often affecting a wide area or group.
- The new policy affected a broad swath of the population.
- The disease cut a swath through the elderly community.
- A swath of employees were laid off during the company's restructuring.