Meaning Of The Word Slash and burn

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Slash and burn Meaning

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slash and burn
Slash and burn is a method of farming that involves clearing land by destroying and burning all the trees and plants on it, farming there for a short time, and then moving on to clear a new piece of land.

slash and burn in British English
of or having to do with a type of primitive forest agriculture in which fields are cleared by cutting down and burning vegetation
adjective: denoting a short-term method of cultivation in which land is cleared by destroying and burning trees and other vegetation for temporary agricultural use
adjective: of a method of agriculture used in the tropics, in which forest vegetation is felled and burned, the land is cropped for a few years, then the forest is allowed to reinvade
modifier: of a farming method in which trees and crops are cut and burned in order to plant new crops

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