scorched earth

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English - Turkish
istilacılara yakılarak bırakılan yerler
yakılmış tarla
English - English
area that is destroyed in order not to leave means of existence for the intruding enemy
A scorched earth policy is the deliberate burning, destruction, and removal by an army of everything that would be useful to an enemy coming into the area. He employed a scorched-earth policy, destroying villages and burning crops
scorched earth policy
policy of burning an area and destroying an enemy's resources
scorched earth policy
the destruction by an army of everything useful in an area, especially crops, so that the land cannot be used by an enemy
scorched-earth policy
the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels
scorched earth

    Turkish pronunciation

    skôrçt ırth

    Pronunciation

    /ˈskôrʧt ˈərᴛʜ/ /ˈskɔːrʧt ˈɜrθ/

    Etymology

    [ 'skorch ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English; akin to Middle English scorcnen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skorpna to shrivel up; more at SHRIMP.
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