subsoil

noun

Definition of subsoilnext
as in substratum

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Recent Examples of subsoil Edgewater’s coastal subsoil is similar to that of the barrier island. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 Its manganese-rich granite subsoils, combined with traditionally longer fermentations and macerations, produce wines with genuine cellar potential. — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026 Gro-Low sumac struggles like most other plants if the planting bed consists of rock-hard subsoil. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026 Venezuela legally retained subsoil ownership but granted or sold broad concessions to foreign operators, such as Royal Dutch-Shell. — Skip York, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subsoil
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsoil
  1. substratum
  2. sediment
  3. silt
  4. alluvium
  5. topsoil
  6. loam
  7. marl
  8. loess
Noun
  • Whereas adult clams can move about using their muscular foot, adult oysters are sessile and remain fixed to the substratum.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This has led to the fairly obvious conclusion that this substratum of Disney’s movie-making is nothing more than brand promotion and capital gain.
    — Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Definition of substratum
Noun
  • Permafrost on the mountains, the continuously frozen soil and sediment, is now changing, said Byers.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Ice also holds mountains together, in the form of permafrost, a mix of soil, rock, sediment and ice.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sediment
Noun
  • This torrent was made up not just of water but was also loaded with silt, sand, gravel and giant boulders, which all moved together as a single fluid.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Microscopic particles of silt and clay can then settle on the soil surface.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of silt
Noun
  • What used to be open water was heading towards alluvium, and oblivion.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
  • At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
Definition of alluvium
Noun
  • Apply a thin layer of compost and topsoil during active growing seasons to boost nutrients and improve drainage.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Research after previous wildfires found that up to 34% of properties still contained hazardous contamination, such as heavy metals, even after the debris had been removed and the topsoil scraped away.
    — Andrew J. Whelton, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of topsoil
Noun
  • Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Given time enough, gravity will return those rocks to their long sleep in the loam.
    — Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Definition of loam
Noun
  • Freshman Ben Smith became the first NCAA outdoor champion for Oregon in the shot put since Dean Crouser (1982) with a marl of 69-0 1/2.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Its striking blue-green hues and clarity—allowing visibility of 20 to 30 feet—are due to minimal organic runoff and calcium-rich marl sediment from its glacial origins.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
Definition of marl
Noun
  • The base played a critical role in national defense, housing a command bunker, planted deep into the regional loess, that was designed to withstand a nuclear blast.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • The Rhône's predominantly granite soils versus Walla Walla's basalt bedrock, riverbed cobbles, and windblown loess.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of loess

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“Subsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsoil. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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