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clearcutting

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A forestry practice in which most or all trees in a harvest area are cut down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clearfelling

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From clear + cutting.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: holoseč — forestry practice
  • Danish: renafdrift — forestry practice
  • Estonian: lageraie — forestry practice
  • Finnish: avohakkuu — forestry practice
  • French: coupe à blanc — forestry practice
  • French: coupe rase — forestry practice
  • French: coupe blanche — forestry practice
  • German: Kahlschlag — forestry practice
  • German: Kahlhieb — forestry practice
  • Hungarian: tarvágás — forestry practice
  • Latvian: kailciršana — forestry practice
  • Lithuanian: plynasis kirtimas — forestry practice
  • Polish: zrąb — forestry practice
  • Russian: сплошная вырубка (splošnaja vyrubka) — forestry practice
  • Swedish: kalhuggning — forestry practice
  • Swedish: kalavverkning — forestry practice