Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Engin.) The act or art of taking off the top soil of land before an excavation or embankment is begun.
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- noun The removal of
topsoil before anexcavation orembankment is begun.
Etymologies
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topsoil + -ing
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Examples
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Grading, draining and topsoiling road, route 103 from Mebane to route 144
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Most of the resurfacing was in the nature of topsoiling and sand graveling, although about one hundred projects involved the surfacing of roads with stone.
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Scarify old macadam topsoiling Bringle Ferry road, Salisbury-High Point road
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Regrading and topsoiling two streets, Taylorsville
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Nello Teer of Durham was low bidder at $19,625.60 on a Rockingham County highway project calling for topsoiling, grading and structures from Draper toward Mayfield.
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