cutover

[ kuht-oh-ver ]

adjective

1. (especially of timberland) cleared of trees.

noun

1. land, especially timberland, cleared of trees.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutover¹

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

Example Sentences

“This has all been mowed down. It’s basically grazing, on a larger scale,” he said with a sweep of his arm at cutover forests marching nearly to the ridge tops around the tribes’ reserve near Gold River.

From Seattle Times

Her farm is called The Sheepish Pig, and spreads along a coastal tract of largely cutover land — once scheduled to be a housing development — that offers striking views of Puget Sound and Mount Baker to the north.

From Seattle Times

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

From Slate

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

From New York Times

These selective harvests yield wood for mills, and let in more light to increase plant diversity in cutover lands that have regrown thick, tight stands of Douglas fir.

From Seattle Times