summer fallow

noun

Land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.

Opposite
winter fallow
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Meanings

nounsummer fallow (plural summer fallows)

plural summer fallows · alternative summer-fallow

  1. Land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.

    Antonyms: winter fallow

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLand uncropped and plowed, etc., during the summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.

Opposite
winter fallow
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APA

summer fallow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer%20fallow

MLA

“summer fallow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer%20fallow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “summer fallow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer%20fallow.

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