"clearcutting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clearcuttings [plural]
Etymology: clear + cutting Etymology templates: {{compound|en|clear|cutting}} clear + cutting Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clearcutting (countable and uncountable, plural clearcuttings)
  1. A forestry practice in which most or all trees in a harvest area are cut down. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: clearfelling Translations (forestry practice): holoseč [feminine] (Czech), renafdrift (Danish), lageraie (Estonian), avohakkuu (Finnish), coupe à blanc [feminine] (French), coupe rase [feminine] (French), coupe blanche [feminine] (French), Kahlschlag [masculine] (German), Kahlhieb [masculine] (German), tarvágás (Hungarian), kailciršana (Latvian), plynasis kirtimas (Lithuanian), zrąb [masculine] (Polish), сплошная вырубка (splošnaja vyrubka) [feminine] (Russian), kalhuggning [common-gender] (Swedish), kalavverkning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-clearcutting-en-noun-zytDf-M0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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