SUBSOIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subsoil mean? 

• SUBSOIL (noun)
  The noun SUBSOIL has 1 sense:

1. the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock

  Familiarity information: SUBSOIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBSOIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

subsoil; undersoil

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

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

 Context examples 

Once the water has percolated through the subsoil, it trickles down the mountain slopes to, eventually, feed the rivers and springs.

(Researchers demonstrate that Sierra Nevada is home to the oldest underground water recharge system in Europe, University of Granada)

The sowing and harvesting of water is the managed process by which human beings intentionally channel water to seep via the subsoil (sowing) so that it can be collected (harvested) at some point in the future.

(Researchers demonstrate that Sierra Nevada is home to the oldest underground water recharge system in Europe, University of Granada)