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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▸ 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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scorched-earth policy,
scorch,
terracide,
scorcher,
excoriation,
harrowing,
scathefire,
blackenedness,
geocide,
schrecklichkeit,
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