SLASH-AND-BURN


Meaning of SLASH-AND-BURN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

Date: 1939

1. : characterized or developed by felling and burning trees to clear land especially for temporary agriculture

2. : extremely ruthless and unsparing

slash-and-burn tactics

slash-and-burn criticism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.