ˌscorched ˈearth ˌpolicy BrE AmE noun [countable]
the destruction by an army of everything useful in an area, especially crops, so that the land cannot be used by an enemy
ˌscorched ˈearth ˌpolicy BrE AmE noun [countable]
the destruction by an army of everything useful in an area, especially crops, so that the land cannot be used by an enemy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012