Usually means: Destroying resources to hinder enemies.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word scorched earth:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. scorched earth: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. scorched-earth: Merriam-Webster
  3. scorched-earth: Wordnik
  4. scorched-earth, scorched earth: Wiktionary
  5. scorched earth: Dictionary.com
  6. Scorched Earth (computer game), Scorched Earth (disambiguation), Scorched Earth (video game), Scorched Earth, Scorched-earth, Scorched earth: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Scorched earth: Legal dictionary
  2. Scorched-earth, scorched earth: Financial dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Scorched-Earth, Scorched Earth: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (scorched earth)

noun:  (military) Land that has been abandoned, in the face of an advancing enemy, after the destruction of all resources on it.
noun:  (military) The strategy of destroying all resources in an area of land in order to deny their use to an advancing enemy.
adjective:  Alternative spelling of scorched-earth [Characterized by a desire to prevail at any cost.]

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