Assart

Pronunciation: /ˈæssɑɹt/

Assart (noun)

  1. An area of land that has been cleared of trees to be used for farming or agriculture.

Examples

  • The farmer worked hard on the assart to grow crops.
  • An assart is land cleared for farming.

Common collocations: clear land, cultivate assart, fertile assart

Synonyms of Assart

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Assart

  • To plant is to put seeds in the ground, opposite of clearing.