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Meanings of surface soil in English

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The layer of soil on the surface.

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        Synonyms
        Examples for "topsoil"
        Examples for "topsoil"
        1
        In time, the subsoil has become more distinctly clayey than the topsoil.
        Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low ...
        2
        This species was collected from ground samples, especially from the topsoil layer.
        Pubmed
        3
        The park was made by simply slapping down a layer of topsoil.
        The Irish Times
        4
        The DOC load increased with increasing topsoil carbon content at all sites.
        Pubmed
        5
        Behind him, Tourmaline excavated a bowl-shaped depression in the thick grey topsoil.
        Return of the Crimson Guard
        Usage of surface soil in English
        1
        The surface soil gave no indication of the existence of the channel.
        Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer
        2
        Second, soil-water may be lost by direct evaporation from the surface soil.
        Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low ...
        3
        Under a clayish surface soil, there was a stratum of solid chalk.
        Kitchener's Mob: Adventures of an American in the British Army
        4
        Within the reef, the surface soil was red, and of a sandy nature.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
        5
        The best manure is undoubtedly fresh surface soil from the woods.
        The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American...
        6
        The Autumn rains saturate the surface soil, which absorbs water like a sponge.
        Farm drainage / The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draini...
        7
        They also carry off surface soil and manures washed into them.
        The First Book of Farming
        8
        The surface soil was dry and loose, but reasonably tasty according to Mulch.
        Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
        9
        Why doesn't the plant food accumulate in the surface soil of those barrens?
        The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Re...
        10
        Ordinary surface soil, not too sandy, acts well, if damped and rammed thoroughly.
        Getting Gold: A Practical Treatise for Prospectors, Miners and S...
        11
        Titanic peat abounds by the Winston Sea, only two feet under the surface soil.
        The Sirens of Titan
        12
        The appearance of the surface soil is frequently very deceitful.
        Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
        13
        The ground was barren and rocky, with thin surface soil that exposed underlying rock.
        The Plains of Passage
        14
        The idea of stirring the surface soil in alfalfa fields is by no means new.
        Clovers and How to Grow Them
        15
        Then, the hole was extended and the subsurface boring removed without touching the surface soil.
        The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Re...
        16
        Three are filled with sand, seven with subsoil, and the remaining ten with surface soil.
        Lessons on Soil
        Translations for surface soil
        Portuguese
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        Catalan
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