Depredation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌdɛpɹəˈdeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Depredation is a noun meaning An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
Meaning
An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
More Meanings
- A raid or predatory attack.
Example Sentences
Depredation of cultivated crops by elephants is widespread in both Africa and Asia.
An animal that produces only two to four young per year cannot suffer vast depredations on the adult population without drastic effects.
Despite losing its overall roof to the depredations of the Luftwaffe in the Second World War, the main building survives in all its Gothic glory.
Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman had long known that his fragile supply and communication lines through Tennessee were in serious jeopardy because of depredations by Forrest's cavalry raids. (Battle of Brice's Crossroads)
Word Forms
- depredations
Synonyms for depredation
Depending on context, synonyms include predation, preying.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include predation, preying, pillage, plunder, plundering, looting.
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