1. slash and burn - Noun
2. slash and burn - Adjective
3. slash and burn - Verb
slash and burn (not comparable)
Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.
His slash and burn approach to management resulted in few friends and many enemies.
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slash and burn (uncountable)
A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.
slash and burn (third-person singular simple present slashes and burns, present participle slashing and burning, simple past and past participle slashed and burned or slashed and burnt)
To apply the slash and burn technique.
We'll slash and burn this week and plant next.
slash-and-burn
Alternative spelling of slash and burn
slash-and-burn
And I daresay that Ben Pritchard kicks out some of the best slash-and-burn guitar work heard on a Fall record since Craig Scanlon's dismissal. Source: Internet
In addition, by 1987 about 750,000 hectares of Honduran land had been seriously eroded as a result of misuse by cattle ranchers and slash-and-burn squatters who planted unsuitable food crops. Source: Internet
In a venue where two Trump supporters questioned whether the president’s slash-and-burn tone was necessary, Mr. Trump, 73, ridiculed Mr. Biden, 77, for a series of recent gaffes and insinuated that his rival’s mental acuity was slipping. Source: Internet
Food was obtained by hunting, fishing, and slash-and-burn agriculture. Source: Internet
In earlier times, when villagers had access to plentiful forests that separated settlements from each other, slash-and-burn agriculture was a standard technique. Source: Internet
In the areas where " slash-and-burn " is practiced, switching to " slash-and-char " would prevent the rapid deforestation and subsequent degradation of soils. Source: Internet