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The Britannica Dictionary scorched–earth 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• scorched–earth (adjective)

scorched–earth /ˈskoɚtʃtˈɚθ/ adjective scorched–earth /ˈskoɚtʃtˈɚθ/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of SCORCHED–EARTH — 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

• The retreating army adopted a scorched-earth policy.

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