scorched earth (English, noun)
expansion: scorched earth (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Land that has been abandoned, in the face of an advancing enemy, after the destruction of all resources on it.
tags: uncountable
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The strategy of destroying all resources in an area of land in order to deny their use to an advancing enemy.
tags: uncountable
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