assart

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for assart

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assart : වල් කෙටීම

assart : වල්කෙටීම

assart : වල්කොටනවා

assart : වල් කොටනවා

assart definition

Noun.

  1. The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.
  2. A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clearing.

Transitive verb. To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; as, to assart land or trees.