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burn-clearing

burn-clearing noun: slash and burn (technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop).

Noun

burn-clearing (uncountable)

  1. Slash and burn (technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop)

Questions about burn-clearing

What does burn-clearing mean?
Burn-clearing means slash and burn (technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop).
What part of speech is burn-clearing?
Burn-clearing is a noun.

Words near burn-clearing in the dictionary

  1. burn up
  2. burn'd
  3. burn, baby, burn
  4. burn-baited
  5. burn-beat
  6. burn-clearing
  7. burn-in
  8. burn-mouth-vine
  9. burn-out
  10. burn-outs
  11. burn-the-wind

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