CLEARCUTTING

Etymology

Noun

clearcutting (countable and uncountable, plural clearcuttings)

A forestry practice in which most or all trees in a harvest area are cut down.

Source: Wiktionary


CLEARCUT

Clear"-cut`, a.

1. Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo. She has . . . a cold and clear-cut face. Tennyson.

2. Concisely and distinctly expressed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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