'Subsoil' definitions:
Definition of 'subsoil'
(from WordNet)
noun
The layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock [syn: subsoil, undersoil]
Definition of 'Subsoil'
From: GCIDE
- Subsoil \Sub"soil`\, n. The bed, or stratum, of earth which lies immediately beneath the surface soil. [1913 Webster]
- Subsoil plow, a plow having a share and standard but no moldboard. It follows in the furrow made by an ordinary plow, and loosens the soil to an additional depth without bringing it to the surface. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Subsoil'
From: GCIDE
- Subsoil \Sub"soil`\, v. t. To turn up the subsoil of. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'subsoil'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acres,
- alluvion,
- alluvium,
- arable land,
- clay,
- clod,
- crust,
- dirt,
- dry land,
- dust,
- earth,
- freehold,
- glebe,
- grassland,
- ground,
- land,
- landholdings,
- lithosphere,
- marginal land,
- marl,
- mold,
- real estate,
- real property,
- region,
- regolith,
- sod,
- soil,
- subaerial deposit,
- terra,
- terra firma,
- terrain,
- territory,
- the country,
- topsoil,
- woodland