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to clear-cutting

1 6.6
To cut down all the trees in an area at once
  • verb
  • /ˈklɪrˌkʌtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cortar a ras
  • The logging company announced plans for clear-cutting in the national forest to expand their operations.
  • clear-cutting forests
  • companies are clear-cutting

Examples

  • After the clear-cutting was completed, the landscape looked barren and lifeless.

  • It is the very best area in central Massachusetts for the establishment of a biosphere reserve, yet it is being "managed" (i.e., abused) for timber by clear-cutting, in some cases right down to the water's edge.

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  • Many environmentalists are concerned about the effects of clear-cutting, as it leads to loss of habitat for many species.

Synonyms

to log
vsto clear-cutting
37 4.4

To cut down trees to get wood

means removing every tree at once rather than individual or selective felling
to deforest
vsto clear-cutting
3 6.0

To cut down most trees in an area so very few remain

removes every tree at once mainly for logging rather than general clearing
to clear-cut
vsto clear-cutting
  • Specialized
2 6.1

To cut down all the trees in an area at once

is the same sense but expressed as an action form not hyphenated
to timber
vsto clear-cutting
  • UK
2 4.4

To cut down trees and prepare them for wood

highlights clearing an entire area at once not preparing wood
to lumber
vsto clear-cutting
  • US
1 4.4

To cut down trees and make wood for building

emphasizes removing every tree at once rather than processing wood
to clearcut
vsto clear-cutting
  • US
5.6

To cut down all the trees in an area at once

is the same sense but expressed as an action form not as one word
to disafforest
vsto clear-cutting
  • Archaic
9.9

To remove trees or change the official status of land so it is no longer a forest

focuses on cutting all trees at once not on legal status changes

How Complete

to clear-cutting
  • Specialized
1 6.6
to deforest
3 6.0
to thin out
  • Informal
5 3.5

Surface Forms

clear-cutting infinitive
clear-cut past
clear-cut past participle
clear-cutting present participle
clear-cuts third person singular

Morphology

clear-cutting = clear + cut (semi-transparent) = clear + cut

While 'clear' and 'cut' are clear, the specific practice of logging is a specialized meaning.

Etymology

Clear-cutting as a verb comes from clear 'completely' and cut 'to cut', the same idea you see in the adjective clear-cut. So to clear-cut is to cut down all the trees in a particular area at once, usually for logging.