Definition of subsoil - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
geologyTECH. earth layer between topsoil and bedrockTECH.
- Construction requires analysis of the subsoil stability.
Verb
farmingTECH. plough land deeper than usual to break compacted lower layersTECH.
- They decided to subsoil the land before planting.
Images of subsoil
earth layer between topsoil and bedrock
Origin of subsoil
Latin, sub (under) + solum (soil)
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geology
subsoil layer with calcium-carbonate crust
Examples of subsoil in a sentence
The subsoil was rich in minerals beneficial for crops. Farmers often subsoil to improve drainage. The new technique requires us to subsoil annually.
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- French:sous-sol, labourer en profondeur, ...
- German:Unterboden, tiefpflügen, ...
- Italian:sottosuolo, fare una lavorazione profonda, ...
- Spanish:subsuelo, arar profundamente, ...
- Portuguese:subsolo, lavrar em profundidade, ...
- Chinese:底土, 深耕, ...
- Japanese:下層土, 深耕する, ...
- Arabic:تربة تحتية, عَمَّقَ الحَرْث, ...
- Hebrew:תַּת־קַרְקַע, לַחְרֹשׁ לְעוֹמֶק, ...
- Russian:подпочва, вспахивать, ...
- Ukrainian:підґрунтя, зорати підґрунтя, ...
- Hindi:उपमृदा, गहरी जुताई करना, ...
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