scorched-earth policy

Etymology
See.

Noun



 * 1)  A strategy that involves destroying buildings, crops, and other resources that could be useful to opponents.
 * 2)  An intentional course of action that is drastic or ruinous.
 * 1)  An intentional course of action that is drastic or ruinous.

Related terms

 * / scorched-earth

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: سِيَاسَةُ الأَرْضِ المَحْرُوقَة
 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 焦土政策,
 * Czech: taktika spálené země
 * Esperanto: politiko de bruligita tero
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: poltetun maan taktiikka
 * French: politique de la terre brûlée
 * Georgian:
 * German: Politik der verbrannten Erde, Taktik der verbrannten Erde
 * Hungarian:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Polish: taktyka spalonej ziemi
 * Romanian: tactica pământului pârjolit
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: brända jordens taktik
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: тактика спаленої землі