Plural of swath
regular plural
The plural of swath is swaths.
Forms of swath
| Singular | swath /swɒθ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | swaths |
| Countable | countable |
Swaths in a sentence
- Five days after Hurricane Katrina, large swaths of New Orleans are still submerged in water.
- He could connect with swaths of people when others could not.2015 February 20, Jesse Jackson, “In the Ferguson era, Malcolm X’s courage in fighting racism inspires more than ever”, in The Guardian...
- Huge swaths of Port-au-Prince lay in ruins, and thousands of people were feared dead in the rubble.2010 January 14, Simon Romero, “Haiti Lies in Ruins; Grim Search for Untold Dead”, in The New York Times. From the entry untold
- Swaths of Angola are still littered with land mines, some produced decades ago in countries that no longer exist.2017 April 26, Norimitsu Onishi, “In Angolan Town, Land Mines Still Lurk 'Behind Every Bush'”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry mined
- Application to successive swaths results in overdrift, which increases the deposit by 10 to 20 percent in each swath.1950, United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Entomological Technique - Issues 271-314, page 6. From the entry overdrift
Meaning of swath
- noun The track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
- noun A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people.
Questions about the plural of swath
- What is the plural of swath?
- The plural of swath is swaths.
- Is swath countable?
- Swath is a countable noun.
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