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sub·soil (sub′so̵il′)

noun

the layer of soil beneath the topsoil

transitive verb

to stir or turn up the subsoil of

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subsoil Synonyms

subsoil

n.

loam, dirt, gravel; see clay, earth 2.


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subsoil Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • clay: The soil consists of clay and loam, with a subsoil of clay.

Converse of object

  • redeposite: The backfill was identified as a dark gray clay silt with mixed gravel and lumps of redeposited subsoil.

Adjective modifier

  • permeable: Deep fine loam and clay soils with slowly permeable subsoils over chalky till.

Modifies a noun

  • drainage: C: Isle Abbots Friable sandy loam on gravel on Oxford Clay, poor subsoil drainage.

Noun used with modifier

  • clay: For instance, light sandy topsoil on top of clay subsoil may result in boggy conditions where the two soils meet.
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