Swath vs Stripe - What's the difference?
swath | stripe |
The track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
(often, figuratively) A broad sweep or expanse.
* {{quote-news, author=(Jesse Jackson), title=In the Ferguson era, Malcolm X’s courage in fighting racism inspires more than ever, work=(The Guardian) (London), date=20 February 2015
, passage=It is undeniable that Malcolm was a beacon of huge strength in his lifetime. He could connect with swaths of people when others could not. }}
A long, straight region of a single colour.
(in the plural) The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
(informal) Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
A long narrow mark left by striking with a lash or rod; by extension, such a stroke.
* Bible, Deuteronomy xxv. 3
* Thomson
* 1610 , , act 1 scene 2
(weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
To mark with stripes.
(computing) To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.
As a noun stripe is
a long, straight region of a single colour.As a verb stripe is
to mark with stripes.swath
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Alternative forms
* swatheNoun
(en noun)- Five days after Hurricane Katrina, large swaths of New Orleans, such as Canal Street seen here, are still submerged in water.
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Usage notes
To be distinguished from main meanings of swathe , but that is also an alternative spelling for this word.Anagrams
* * *stripe
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(wikipedia stripe)Noun
(en noun)- persons of the same political stripe
- Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed.
- Cruelty marked him with inglorious stripes .
- Thou most lying slave, / Whom stripes may move, not kindness!