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Meaning of "clearcutting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEARCUTTING

clearcutting  [ˈklɪəˌkʌtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEARCUTTING

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Clearcutting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLEARCUTTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

clearcutting

Clearcutting

Clearcutting, or clearfelling, is a forestry/logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are uniformly cut down. Clearcutting, along with shelterwood and seed tree harvests, is used by foresters to create certain types of forest ecosystems and to promote select species that require an abundance of sunlight or grow in large, even-age stands. Logging companies and forest-worker unions in some countries support the practice for scientific, safety, and economic reasons. Detractors see clearcutting as synonymous with deforestation, destroying natural habitats and contributing to climate change. Clearcutting is the most popular and economically profitable method of logging. However, clearcutting also imposes other externalities in the form of detrimental side effects such as loss of topsoil; the value of these costs is intensely debated by economic, environmental, and other interests. Aside from the purpose of harvesting wood, clearcutting is also used to create land for farming. The "insatiable human demand for wood and arable land" through clear cutting has led to the loss of over half of the world's rainforests.

Definition of clearcutting in the English dictionary

The definition of clearcutting in the dictionary is the act of felling all trees in area.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLEARCUTTING


cost-cutting
ˈkɒstkʌtɪŋ
cutting
ˈkʌtɪŋ
doughnutting
ˈdəʊˌnʌtɪŋ
jutting
ˈdʒʌtɪŋ
nutting
ˈnʌtɪŋ
outjutting
ˈaʊtˌdʒʌtɪŋ
overcutting
ˌəʊvəˈkʌtɪŋ
put-putting
ˈpʌtˌpʌtɪŋ
putting
ˈpʌtɪŋ
rutting
ˈrʌtɪŋ
shortcutting
ˈʃɔːtˌkʌtɪŋ
stonecutting
ˈstəʊnˌkʌtɪŋ
strutting
ˈstrʌtɪŋ
tutting
ˈtʌtɪŋ
unshutting
ʌnˈʃʌtɪŋ
uppercutting
ˈʌpəkʌtɪŋ
woodcutting
ˈwʊdkʌtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEARCUTTING

clear-sightedly
clear-sightedness
clear-up rate
clearable
clearage
clearance
clearance certificate
clearance sale
Clearances
clearcole
clearer
clearing
clearing bank
clearing house
clearing sale
clearly
clearness
clearstoried
clearstories
clearstory

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEARCUTTING

acting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
emitting
fitting
formatting
knitting
letting
permitting
plotting
setting
sitting
spitting
splitting
spotting
submitting
transmitting
upsetting

Synonyms and antonyms of clearcutting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clearcutting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEARCUTTING

Find out the translation of clearcutting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clearcutting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clearcutting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

皆伐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clearcutting
570 millions of speakers

English

clearcutting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Clearcutting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

clearcutting
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вырубка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clearcutting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

clearcutting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coupe à blanc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemotongan jelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kahlschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

皆伐
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

clearcutting
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clearcutting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Clearcutting
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

clearcutting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कार्फिकटिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

temiz kesim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clearcutting
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

clearcutting
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вирубка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clearcutting
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποψιλωτικής υλοτομίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

clearcutting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avverkningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clearcutting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clearcutting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEARCUTTING»

The term «clearcutting» is normally little used and occupies the 111.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEARCUTTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clearcutting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clearcutting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clearcutting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEARCUTTING»

Discover the use of clearcutting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clearcutting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clearcutting the Pacific Rain Forest: Production, Science, ...
This book integrates class, environmental, and political analysis to uncover the history of clearcutting in the Douglas fir forests of B.C., Washington, and Oregon between 1880 and 1965.
Richard A. Rajala, 2011
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Clearcutting: A Crime Against Nature
Explains the ecological damage caused by clearcutting, looks at clearcutting sites across the U.S., and discusses the advantages of selective management
Edward C. Fritz, 1989
3
Seed: seedling ratios of Engelmann spruce after clearcutting ...
seedling ratios of Engelmann spruce after clearcutting in the central Rocky Mountains Robert R. Alexander, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.) Rocky »□ Mountains Southwest Great Plains Research ...
Robert R. Alexander, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.), 1983
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Responses of birds and small mammals to clearcutting in a ...
Responses. of. Birds. and. Small. Mammals. to. Clearcutting. in. a. Subalpine. Forest. in. Central. Colorado. Virgil. E. Scott,1. Glenn. L. Crouch,2. and. Jill. A. Whelan1. / < /•* Total numbers of birds were not significantly changed after 3(|% of a ...
Virgil E. Scott, Glenn LeRoy Crouch, Jill A. Whelan, 1982
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Natural reproduction of spruce-fir after clearcutting in ...
In the central Rocky Mountains, some pattern of clearcutting has generally been the initial step in converting old-growth stands of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii Parry)- subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.) into manageable ...
Robert R. Alexander, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.), 1968
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Response of breeding birds to commercial clearcutting of ...
Response. of. Breeding. Birds. to. Commercial. Clearcutting. of. Aspen. in. Southwestern. Colorado. Virgil. E. Scott1. and. Glenn. L. Crouch2. Breeding birds on an aspen forest in southwestern Colorado increased in species diversity after 25% ...
Virgil E. Scott, Glenn LeRoy Crouch, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.), 1987
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Deer browsing in northern hardwoods after clearcutting: ...
This is a report on the height, density, and stocking of commercial species protected and unprotected from deer browsing for several years on experimental clearcut areas on the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania.
James Schuyler Jordan, 1967
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Regeneration trends 10 years after clearcutting of an ...
REGENERATION TRENDS 10 YEARS AFTER CLEARCUTTING OF AN APPALACHIAN HARDWOOD STAND bstract. --Ten years after a Southern Appalachian hardwood stand was clearcut, numbers of stems of desirable species appear ...
Charles E. McGee, Ralph M. Hooper, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.), 1975
9
The Bitterroot and Mr. Brandborg: Clearcutting and the ...
Fredrick Swanson tells the story of Guy M. Brandborg and his impact on the practices of the U.S. Forest Service.
Frederick H Swanson, 2012
10
Soil-moisture trends after thinning and clearcutting in a ...
Howard K. Orr, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.) Figure 1. --Looking from north to south over the forest area in which the experimental plots were located. The olearout plot is just to left of oenter.
Howard K. Orr, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.), 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEARCUTTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clearcutting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Plan to cut trees in Sand Dunes forest angers neighbors
Carr said some residents are worried about the effects of the clearcutting on the ecosystem, while others are concerned about health impacts ... «St. Cloud Times, Jul 15»
2
Pamela Palmater to United Nations: Canada must set right its …
Peaceful civil actions by Indigenous peoples to protect lands and waters from clearcutting, mining, hydro-fracking or pipelines are met with ... «rabble.ca, Jul 15»
3
Around the North Coastal Corridor: View July Fourth fireworks from …
Specifically, a walkover to the beach from Surfside across A1A is a high issue as well as home builders clearcutting live oaks with no desire to ... «St. Augustine Record, Jun 15»
4
All about the (real) green: How forestry is about community impact …
But from clearcutting to thinning, forest management is often misunderstood by those who benefit most from the beauty and health of the forests. «Upper Peninsula Second Wave, Jun 15»
5
NOVA SCOTIA NATURALLY: Working the woodlot with kids' future …
My friend bought his land in the 1970s, a property covered mostly with thickets of balsam fir that had grown up after clearcutting in the 1960s. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jun 15»
6
Hooked: Swinomish Fish Co. Supplying Salmon for Haggen …
Timber harvest methods, such as clearcutting, similarly proved damaging to fish habitat [by] increasing turbidity and sedimentation from erosion ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jun 15»
7
A Sixth Mass Extinction Has Begun. Will Your Favorite Wild Animal …
Overfishing is decimating the world's fish stocks, while clearcutting rainforests to raise more livestock is obliterating the habitat that millions of ... «Care2.com, Jun 15»
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Let's clean up 'million-dollar views' says Coun....
If we start clearcutting, that accelerates the erosion process. We're trying to find that happy balance. Tennessee Propedo, the city's parks ... «HamiltonNews, Jun 15»
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White House Urged to Remove Wood-burning Power Plants From …
“The wood pellet industry is already clearcutting bottomland hardwood forests in the Southeast to fuel European power plants,” said Danna ... «Center for Biological Diversity, Jun 15»
10
Strengthen forestry rules to protect our streams
Clearcutting is allowed to within 20 feet of most fish-bearing streams — many of which harbor federally protected salmon, steelhead or trout. «The Register-Guard, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Clearcutting [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/clearcutting>. May 2024 ».
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