slash-and-burnadjective
uk/ˌslæʃ.ənˈbɜːn/us/ˌslæʃ.ənˈbɝːn/relating to a type of farming that involves cutting and burning trees, crops, etc. before planting new ones
getting rid of a lot of people, systems, etc. in an organization:
The company rejected a slash-and-burn type restructuring program.
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Farming - general words
- agrarian
- agriculture
- arable
- corn earworm
- crop rotation
- farming
- food security
- harrow
- harvest
- homestead
- produce
- PYO
- rabi
- reap
- rick
- seed
- subsistence farming
- the Agrarian Revolution
- thrash
- till
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