Subsoil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌbsɔɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Subsoil is a noun meaning The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.
Meaning
The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To turn up the subsoil of.
Example Sentences
In the few areas underlain by horizontally bedded limestone, the surface soil is dark gray to black and peatlike, and the subsoil gray and marllike.
Word Forms
- subsoils
- subsoiling
- subsoiled
Synonyms for subsoil
Depending on context, synonyms include undersoil.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include undersoil, bedrock, soil, ground, subsurface, underground.
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