Translation

帯状の土地 / 広がり / 包む

Meaning

A broad strip or area of something, often land or a physical covering.

Examples

• A large swathe of the forest was cleared to make room for the new highway.
  A large swathe of the forest was cleared to make room for the new highway.
• The disease cut a deadly swathe through the population of the small village.
  The disease cut a deadly swathe through the population of the small village.