kirtavietė

English translation: a (forest) clearing/logging site

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Lithuanian term or phrase:kirtavietė
English translation:a (forest) clearing/logging site
Entered by: Rasa Didžiulienė

18:15 Jul 11, 2023
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Forestry / Wood / Timber
Lithuanian term or phrase: kirtavietė
Konkretesnis žodžių junginys: taigos kirtavietė

Kirtavietė – kertamas arba iškirstas ir neatsodintas ar savaime dar neatžėlęs miško plotas
Rasa Didžiulienė
Lithuania
Local time: 21:24
A (forest) clearing/logging site
Explanation:
Iškirsta vieta miške yra a clearing/woodland clearing/forest clearing. Kirtimvietė, kurioje esamuoju laiku kertama - a logging site.
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Rita Vaicekonyte
Lithuania
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5clearing
Valters Feists
5A (forest) clearing/logging site
Rita Vaicekonyte


  

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clearing


Explanation:
Despite the -ing ending, in forestry clearing refers to an area cleared of trees (not a process).
And it is an old term, at least from 1913.
https://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/clearing
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    Reference: http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/engl...
    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearing
Valters Feists
Latvia
Local time: 21:24
Native speaker of: Latvian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
A (forest) clearing/logging site


Explanation:
Iškirsta vieta miške yra a clearing/woodland clearing/forest clearing. Kirtimvietė, kurioje esamuoju laiku kertama - a logging site.

Rita Vaicekonyte
Lithuania
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