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slash-and-burn
adjective /ˌslæʃ.əndˈbɜːn/
/-ˈbɝːn/ Definition
› relating to a type of farming that involves cutting and burning trees, crops, etc. before planting new onesFarming - general wordsForestry › getting rid of a lot of people, systems, etc. in an organization: The company rejected a slash-and-burn type restructuring program.Firing staff and being fired
(Definition of slash-and-burn adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- afforest verb
- canopy noun (OF TREES)
- coppice noun
- coppice verb
- copse noun
- disafforest verb
- fell verb (CUT DOWN)
- forest noun
- forester noun
- glade noun
- grove noun
- jungle noun (FOREST)
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- logging noun
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