burned-over

burned-over
adjective
destroyed or badly damaged by fire
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a row of burned houses

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a charred bit of burnt wood

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a burned-over site in the forest

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barricaded the street with burnt-out cars

Syn: ↑burned, ↑burnt, ↑burned-out, ↑burnt-out
Similar to: ↑destroyed

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adjective also burnt-over \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
of land : freed of vegetation by fire

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