assart
assart · assarts
Forest land cleared for agricultureForest land cleared for agriculture.
/əˈsɑː(ɹ)t/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Forest land cleared for agriculture.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act or offence of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.
Origin
From French essart from Vulgar Latin exsartum.From French essart from Vulgar Latin exsartum.
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Forms
plural: assartsSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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