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
- 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
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scorched earth
Turkish pronunciation
skôrçt ırthPronunciation
/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.Resimler
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