cutover

American  

[kuht-oh-ver] / ˈkʌtˌoʊ vər /

adjective

1. (especially of timberland) cleared of trees.

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noun

1. land, especially timberland, cleared of trees.

Etymology

Origin of cutover

1895–1900, adj., noun use of verb phrase cut over

Example Sentences

Prairies, chaparral, and cutover forestland were jammed full of these aliens.

From Slate • May 25, 2020

For about a month, I've been contemplating a hard cutover to Lyft; leaving Uber as my backup service.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2017

Nowadays the Forest Service runs a thriving business, selling prime wood to private lumbermen, reforesting cutover or burnt-out areas, farming the nation's trees on a longterm, big-business basis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Out behind the logging camp is a huge cutover where they’ve taken off the trees.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

There is nothing much more unsightly than a recently cutover area where no attempt has been made to dispose of tops and lops.

From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Allen, Edward Tyson