hydromowing
n.— «The local agencies use three approaches to curbing fire threat—prescribed burning, hand thinning and a relatively new practice known as hydromowing, where a large spinning drum with carbide teeth shreds small trees and brush.» —“A new Animas alternative” Durango Telegraph (Colorado) Aug. 14, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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