how to pronounce swath

/ˈswɑːθ/

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swath is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of swath in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… documenting a wide swath of American …”

meanings of swath

noun:

Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull, a ship design philosophy for reducing pitching and rolling, and increase stability, in all sea states.
The track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people.

swath frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word swath occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics swath can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that swath can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;

3) transport and travel;