subsoil
IPA: sˈʌbsɔɪɫ
noun
- The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.
verb
- (transitive) To turn up the subsoil of.
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Examples of "subsoil" in Sentences
- The subsoil is a store of inert fertility that should not remain dormant.
- The subsoil, which is even more important, is still lighter, being mixed with sand and broken stone; on the contrary, in
- The B horizon, commonly referred to as subsoil, accumulates material washed out of the A horizon, such as clay, salts, and iron.
- The portion immediately subjacent is called the subsoil, and it has considerable agricultural importance, and requires a short notice.
- The surface soil is friable and easily worked, and the subsoil, which is usually of a rich red colour, is easily penetrated by the roots of trees and plants grown thereon.
- As we continued working in Block 6, the Hospital Block, we excavated down to the subsoil, which is much lighter colored soil than that of the plow zone, which is soil that has been [...]
- After the rain, come wind and sun, to dry off the standing water, — to dry out the free water in the surface soil, and to drink up the water of the subsoil, which is slowly drawn from below.
- As we continued working in Block 6, the Hospital Block, we excavated down to the subsoil, which is much lighter colored soil than that of the plow zone, which is soil that has been historically disturbed.
- Before filling in the hole some of the dark coloured top soil, and some of the lighter coloured soil lying below (which is called the subsoil), {3} should be taken for further examination; the two samples should be kept separate and not mixed.
- There is a method which you might find useful on a small scale to which I will now draw your attention, as it is applicable to detached houses or small barracks -- viz., the plan of applying the domestic water to land through underground drains, or what is called subsoil irrigation.
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