SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY


Meaning of SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY in English

/skawrcht"errth"/

a military practice of devastating the property and agriculture of an area before abandoning it to an advancing enemy.

[ 1935-40; appar. trans. of Chin jiaotu zhèngcè ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .