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Definition of scorched–earth
1 : relating to or being a military policy involving deliberate and usually widespread destruction of property and resources (such as housing and factories) so that an invading enemy cannot use them
2 : directed toward victory or supremacy at all costs : ruthless scorched–earth rhetoric
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First Known Use of scorched–earth
1937
SCORCHED–EARTH Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of scorched–earth for English Language Learners
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—used to describe a military policy in which all the houses, crops, factories, etc., in an area are destroyed so that an enemy cannot use them
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