English Explanatory Dictionary

slash and burn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.
noun
  1. A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.
verb
  1. To apply the slash and burn technique.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slash and burn.wav

Word forms

slash and burn slash-and-burn slashes and burns slashing and burning slashed and burned slashed and burnt

Related words

burn-beat crash and burn jhum
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