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scorched-earth policy

scorched-earth policy
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skawrcht-urth]
    • /ˈskɔrtʃtˈɜrθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skawrcht-urth]
    • /ˈskɔrtʃtˈɜrθ/

Definition of scorched-earth policy words

  • noun scorched-earth policy a military practice of devastating the property and agriculture of an area before abandoning it to an advancing enemy. 1

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Origin of scorched-earth policy

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; apparently translation of Chinese jiāotǔ zhèngcè

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Parts of speech for Scorched-earth policy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scorched-earth policy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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