topsoil
The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to…The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants.
Little grew on the farm, after the floods from the hurricane washed away the topsoil.
Mutterboden, Muttererde
верхний слой почвыverxnij sloj počvy, пахотный слойpaxotnyj sloj
the layer of soil on the surface
Examples
2 sentencesA military veteran shows how his compost business helps to replenish precious topsoil.
As a result, when it rains, large amounts of topsoil, clay, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides are washed into the sea.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From top + soil.From top + soil.
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Forms
plural: topsoilsSynonyms
2 synonyms- the layer of soil on the surface:surface soil
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable