Definition of topsoil
: surface soil usually including the organic layer in which plants have most of their roots and which the farmer turns over in plowing
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The agency conducted free soil testing to identify contaminated spots and hauled it away, replacing it with clean topsoil and sod.
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In England, it was estimated that 2,000 tons of topsoil slipped into the river Wye during a single rainstorm.
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Dan and Tori Crawford started Upcountry, an organic fruit, vegetable, and flower farm in November 2016, and now tend 2 acres of land filled with seasonal produce in lush, farmable topsoil.
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The fire also stripped away the grass, brush and trees that typically hold together topsoil.
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In the Black Belt, named for its rich topsoil but now a region of widespread rural poverty, people wonder whether once-plentiful jobs will ever come back.
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Digging into the ground removes the plants and topsoil that insulate the permafrost and accelerates the rising water.
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In the Black Belt, named for its rich topsoil, but now a region of widespread rural poverty, people still wonder whether once-plentiful jobs will ever come back.
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The storm acted like a blowtorch, searing off leaves and stripping away topsoil.
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First Known Use of topsoil
1836
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Definition of topsoil for English Language Learners
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: the upper layer of soil in which plants have most of their roots
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Definition of topsoil for Students
: the rich upper layer of soil in which plants have most of their roots
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