SUBSOIL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock

Synonyms:

subsoil; undersoil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("subsoil" is a kind of...):

dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)

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