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Preciousbunny Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Swathe here means?
hi, here is the sentence has been given
The forecasters incorrectly assumed that the weather system would track along the English Channel,but instead it cut a swathe right across the south of the country.
First,what does the track along mean ,does it mean pass over?
Second,swathe here means?
Could you help me with explaning these questions?
Thank you
The forecasters incorrectly assumed that the weather system would track along the English Channel,but instead it cut a swathe right across the south of the country.
First,what does the track along mean ,does it mean pass over?
Second,swathe here means?
Could you help me with explaning these questions?
Thank you
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" To track along something is to follow its course. I've always associated the noun "swathe" with the job of mowing tall grass by hand with a scythe. It describes the width of the cut you make on a single pass around the field.
- " To track along something is to follow its course.
- I've always associated the noun "swathe" with the job of mowing tall grass by hand with a scythe.
- It describes the width of the cut you make on a single pass around the field.
- I suppose a "mowing machine" also cuts a swathe.
- Hurricanes and tornadoes often "cut a swathe" as they pass through the countryside.
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"Pass over it" could mean "at right angles." To track along something is to follow its course.
I've always associated the noun "swathe" with the job of mowing tall grass by hand with a scythe. It describes the width of the cut you make on a single pass around the field.
I suppose a "mowing machine" also cuts a swathe.
Hurricanes and tornadoes often "cut a swathe" as they
I've always associated the noun "swathe" with the job of mowing tall grass by hand with a scythe. It describes the width of the cut you make on a single pass around the field.
I suppose a "mowing machine" also cuts a swathe.
Hurricanes and tornadoes often "cut a swathe" as they
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