Pronunciations
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/ˈsʌbsɔɪl/
Noun
The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
- Examples
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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.
Verb
To turn up the subsoil of.
Usage- Transitive
Noun
the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
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