devegetation en · NOUN
Etymology
From de- + vegetation.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The removal of vegetation.
December 2023 remains the target date for the first services over the reopened 5½-mile line from Thornton Junction. Devegetation of the old alignment is almost complete.
2021 February 10, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Scotland: Levenmouth”, in RAIL, number 924, page 25: