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119: 22: 127: 215: 211:, which cut much wider swathes while forming windrows. Early in the introduction of machinery, when horses or tractors had to precede a towed cutter, it was still necessary for mowers with scythes to open up a swathe wide enough to take the machine before it could start. 195:
to the left on the previously mown land. The swathe width depends on the blade length, the nature of the crop, and the mower, but for grass is usually about 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) wide. When mowing in a team the mowers start at the edge of a
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or a mowing-machine. A mower with a scythe cuts a swathe along the mowing-edge leaving the uncut grass to the right and the cut grass laid in a
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in a staggered line, then proceed clockwise, leaving a series of swathes with windrows and finishing in the middle.
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may also refer to the width of any repetitively cut, scanned or sampled strip such as in
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The scythe has generally been replaced by machinery, such as a mechanical
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American English, rhymes with "cloth") is the strip of cut crop made by a
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Bathymetric map of the Chukchi Sea (Report). US Geological Survey. 1984.
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bathymetric surveys collected by a moving satellite, aircraft or ship.
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A mower with a scythe cuts a swathe through the crop.
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/swð/
/swɒθ/
scythe
windrow
meadow
swather
combine harvester

aerial mapping
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radar
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