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Burn down

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

The use of a herbicide to destroy existing foliage..

Definitions by Sense

  1. The use of a herbicide to destroy existing foliage.
  2. A kind of destructive fault in electrical equipment.
  3. (software engineering) In agile software development, a chart showing how much work remains to be completed.

Example Sentences

Controlling weeds prior to direct seeding or transplanting peppers can involve the use of burndown or stale seedbed weed control systems[…]
arcing fault burndowns
Avoid creating separate status reports for management; these reports duplicate information in the sprint burndowns[…]

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What does burn down mean?

Burn down means The use of a herbicide to destroy existing foliage..

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Controlling weeds prior to direct seeding or transplanting peppers can involve the use of burndown or stale seedbed weed control systems[…]

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