scorched earth

English - Turkish

Definition of scorched earth in English Turkish dictionary

istilacılara yakılarak bırakılan yerler

yakılmış tarla

English - English

Definition of scorched earth in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

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

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.