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Definition of Subsoil
1. Noun. The layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock.
Definition of Subsoil
1. n. The bed, or stratum, of earth which lies immediately beneath the surface soil.
2. v. t. To turn up the subsoil of.
Definition of Subsoil
1. Noun. The layer of earth that is below the topsoil. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subsoil
1. to plow so as to turn up the subsoil (the layer of earth beneath the surface soil) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subsoil
Literary usage of Subsoil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1920)
"IX THE subsoil BENEATH THE SEA BED § 287 c. The subsoil beneath the bed of the
open sea Five requires special consideration, on account of coal or other ..."
2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1912)
"IX THE subsoil BENEATH THE SEA BED § 287c. The subsoil beneath the bed of the
Open Sea Five rules requires special consideration on account of coal or ing ..."
3. The United States: A Graphic History by Louis Morton Hacker, Rudolf Modley, George Rogers Taylor (1891)
"Considering the great depth and pervious- ness of the soil and subsoil, ...
subsoil of the above; taken from twenty-four to thirty- six inches depth. ..."
4. Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition by Edward Henry Knight (1880)
"subsoil plows. subsoil plows were shown in considerable variety. The customary
form is one in which the hard-pan at the bottom Garnier's subsoil plow. ..."
5. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1876)
"THE TREASURES OF THE AIR, THE SOIL, AND THE subsoil. BY JJ MECHI. The concluding
meeting of the Farmers' Club for the present year was held last Monday ..."
6. Forest Physiography: Physiography of the United States and Principles of by Isaiah Bowman (1911)
"SOIL AND subsoil No sharp distinction has yet been generally accepted between
soil and subsoil. A change in color from the darker surface layer (due to the ..."
7. The Western Journal, of Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanic Arts, Internal by Micajah Tarver, T. F. Risk (1848)
"subsoil PLOUGHING AND \VATER FURROWS. WE are under many obligations to Judge
WILLIAMS for his interesting communication upon the subject of subsoil ..."
8. Sanitary Engineering: A Guide to the Construction of Works of Sewerage and by Baldwin Latham (1878)
"If a direct connection exists between the subsoil drains and the sewers, unless
the very greatest precautions are used, no trap on the subsoil drain can ..."
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