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Meaning of Subsoil | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsʌbsɔɪl

Definitions

The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التربة السفلى
Bosanski недра
Català subsòl
Deutsch Unterboden
Español subsuelo
Suomi pohjamaa
Français sous-sol
Gaeilge fo-ithir gaíon
Gàidhlig fo-ùir
Hrvatski недра
Italiano sottosuolo
Polski podglebie
Русский материк недра
Српски недра
Svenska älv
Українська надра підґрунтя

Examples

“In the few areas underlain by horizontally bedded limestone, the surface soil is dark gray to black and peatlike, and the subsoil gray and marllike.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Subsoiler subsoiling subsolution subsong Subsonic subsonication

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