What is the compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep called?
sweep — The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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