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scorched_earth

scorched earth

See also: scorched-earth

English

Noun

scorched earth (uncountable)

  1. (military) land that has been abandoned, in the face of an advancing enemy, after the destruction of all resources on it

Translations

Adjective

scorched earth (comparative more scorched earth, superlative most scorched earth)

  1. Alternative spelling of scorched-earth