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scorched'-earth' pol"icy



Pronunciation: (skôrcht'ûrth'), [key]
a military practice of devastating the property and agriculture of an area before abandoning it to an advancing enemy.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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