Definition of clear-cut
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: sharply outlined : distinct
2
: free from ambiguity or uncertainty : unambiguous
a clear-cut decision
clear-cut
nounDefinition of clear-cut (Entry 2 of 3)
: an area of forest in which all the trees have been cut down
But the logging has been concentrated in the high-volume old-growth forest, and clear-cuts are spread over almost every one of the region's watersheds.— Catherine Caufield
also
: clear-cutting
clear-cut
verb
clear-cut; clear-cutting
Definition of clear-cut (Entry 3 of 3)
: to cut down all the trees in (an area of forest)
He says there has been a massive deforestation as the Chinese have clear-cut millions of acres of Tibetan Forests to sell lumber on the export market …— Daniel Goleman … native rain forest experts who harvest plants for traditional healers, make from two to 10 times per hectare the income of a farmer who clear-cuts the forest for planting crops.— Cathy Sears and Robert Neuwirth
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The first known use of clear-cut was in 1849
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