topsoil
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
to cover (land) with topsoil.
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How to use topsoil in a sentence
This is done by adding nutrients to the soil, such as bagged topsoil and compost, when the seeds go in the ground.
When local ranchers and farmers say that they are fifth-generation residents, the reality is that their recent histories are topsoil.
The state loses an estimated 190 million tons of its rich topsoil each year.
A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world | Sarah Kaplan | October 12, 2021 | Washington PostClarke proposed to get local companies to donate cement for the statue’s new home, he’d pay for topsoil and crushed granite himself and the trustees who run the cemetery were willing to give over some land.
“We’re pretty proud of the fact that we don’t tear up the topsoil,” said Paul Mikesell, founder and CEO of Carbon Robotics, the manufacturer of the Autonomous Weeder.
Farmers have more mouths to feed. Bring in the robots. | Dalvin Brown | April 22, 2021 | Washington Post
In Brazil the best soil is known as terra roxa, a topsoil of red clay three or four feet thick with a gravel subsoil.
All About Coffee | William H. UkersBless the red-skins who bred maize, the great preserver of life and damn them for breeding maize the great destroyer of topsoil.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthThe Indian celt no doubt fell from the topsoil while the trench in which the wall was built was being excavated.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm WatkinsThe topsoil and the humus may be a little mixed, but we are not going to sort them out by hand.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694] | Christopher Darlington MorleyThe prairie vole makes a tortuous network of paths through the grass and honeycombs the topsoil with its tunnels.
Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) | E. W. Jameson
British Dictionary definitions for topsoil
/ (ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl) /
the surface layer of soil
to spread topsoil on (land)
to remove the topsoil from (land)
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Scientific definitions for topsoil
[ tŏp′soil′ ]
The upper portion of a soil, usually dark colored and rich in organic material. It is more or less equivalent to the upper portion of an A horizon in an ABC soil.
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Cultural definitions for topsoil
The thin, rich layer of soil where most nutrients for plants are found.
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