subsoil
Example Sentences
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In a sector largely dominated by China, other major powers are increasingly eyeing the Congolese subsoil in an effort to compete -- with the United States in particular seeking to expand its foothold.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025
Excavators are then used to dig out the top soil and subsoil.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
Taiwan’s religious diversity and vitality forms a kind of subsoil of the self-governed island’s identity and values.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
The subsoil beneath the palm trees was a raised beach, and generations of palms had worked loose in this the stones that had lain on the sands of another shore.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
