firestick farming

Alternative forms

 * fire-stick farming

Etymology
in "Fire-Stick Farming" (Australian Natural History, vol. 16, iss. 7, p. 224, September 1969).

Noun

 * 1) A traditional practice of the Aboriginal people of Australia whereby areas of bushland or other vegetation would be deliberately set on fire at various times in order to promote new growth.

Translations

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 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: polttoviljely
 * Portuguese: