subsoiled; subsoiling; subsoils
: to turn, break, or stir the subsoil of
subsoiler
noun
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Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
In some areas, clay-rich subsoils are also present.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The tunnel will traverse multiple difficult subsoil layers: a surface of historical and active landfill materials, including spoil from London tunneling projects and decades-old power station fly ash, a thick layer of alluvium composed of silts, clays, and peat, and, finally, highly variable chalk.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Ukraine will also retain the ownership of the subsoil.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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Noun
The legal infrastructure of Chile’s Mining Code of 1874 further facilitated the private appropriation of subsoil wealth.
—Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
In some areas, clay-rich subsoils are also present.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The tunnel will traverse multiple difficult subsoil layers: a surface of historical and active landfill materials, including spoil from London tunneling projects and decades-old power station fly ash, a thick layer of alluvium composed of silts, clays, and peat, and, finally, highly variable chalk.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Ukraine will also retain the ownership of the subsoil.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for subsoil
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“Subsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsoil. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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