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slash-and-burn Definition

slash-and-burn (slas̸h′ən bʉrn′)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with a type of primitive forest agriculture in which fields are cleared by cutting down and burning vegetation
  2. extremely destructive in an indiscriminate way

Browse dictionary entries near slash-and-burn

  1. ‹ slash
  2. ‹ slapstick
  3. ‹ slapjack
  4. ‹ slapdash
  5. ‹ slap-up
  6. ‹ slap shot
  7. ‹ slap-happy
  8. ‹ slap down
  9. ‹ slap-bang
  10. ‹ slap and tickle
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