Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Soil below the ground surface.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Soil beneath the surface; subsoil.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The soil beneath the surface; understratum; subsoil.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun geology The
soil underneath thesurface /topsoil and above thebedrock
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
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Examples
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But for a thwarting stubborn undersoil -- a root, a rock -- Akeley was not killed instantly but remained between the tusks, holding on for bitter life.
Jay Kirk: Museum Of Natural History And Carl Akeley's Jounrey To Build Its African Wing Jay Kirk 2010
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Blackpool have suggested that their game against Liverpool is in doubt as, much to the irritation of the Premier League, they did not invest a portion of the windfall that they secured on promotion from the Championship last May in undersoil heating.
Blackpool may face a run of home fixtures towards the end of the season 2010
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We have rich lands, a richer undersoil, unharnessed power in our rivers, falls and forests; our lakes and rivers are also rich in natural resources of all kind.
Our Son's Heritage 1954
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Fortunately the undersoil was stiff, the sides of the trenches could be cut quite perpendicular and in fine weather there was slight risk of the under-cutting causing subsidences.
The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 F. L. Morrison
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The consolidating parties had a very stiff job to face, as these trenches had been continually bombarded for some months, with the result that there was a large amount of broken earth to be cleared away before reaching hard undersoil.
The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 F. L. Morrison
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The undersoil in the valleys 6 miles north of Pt. Hope, Ont. is not favorable, not only for English walnuts but even for native black walnuts, though very favorable to hickories.
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A net on the undersoil, which lies passive beneath their thrall.
Discipline David Herbert 1916
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A net on the undersoil, which lies passive beneath their thrall.
Amores Poems 1907
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They are summer-cultivated crops, and the clean culture that has been given them renders the surface soil mellow and the undersoil firm and compact.
Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Frank Lincoln Stevens 1902
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The rain filters and impregnates the soil, but not being able to soak beyond a certain depth, on account of the volcanic rocks of the undersoil, forms a small stratum always met with at a certain depth.
Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People Dr. Henri Blanc 1871
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