assart

英[æ'sɑ:t]

n. 开垦,开垦地\nv. 开垦

n. The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and\n thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.\nn. A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for\n cultivation; a clearing.\nv. t. To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; as, to\n assart land or trees.