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Rareslashes
The correct spelling is slashes.
How to pronounce slashes
noun
Say it like: Sla-she-s
The correct spelling is slashes. A slashing action or motion, particularly: For example: "Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard."
Usage Examples
“Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard.”
“The province's traditional slash-and-burn agriculture was only sustainable with a much smaller population.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A slashing action or motion, particularly:
- 2.A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
- 3.Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
- 4.The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
- 5.Slash fiction.
verb
- 1.To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:
- 2.To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
- 3.To move quickly and violently.
- 4.To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
- 5.To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or through grazing.
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