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undersoil

American  
[uhn-der-soil] / ˈʌn dərˌsɔɪl /

noun

  1. subsoil.


undersoil British  
/ ˈʌndəˌsɔɪl /

noun

  1. another word for subsoil

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of undersoil

First recorded in 1700–10; under- + soil 1

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Work has begun on the playing surface too - a new seven figure investment into a hybrid pitch with undersoil heating to meet elite level standards and possible international fixtures.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

"We have to say that it's time for undersoil heating," Hayes told BBC Two.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2023

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said it was time for stadiums hosting games in women’s soccer to have undersoil heating like in the men’s game.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2023

Viewed with an undersoil camera from the side, the Wimbledon grass is divided into sections, the smallest of which is green.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2012

Using Lamp-ChimneysTo show the Rise of Water in Soil When the hot, dry days of summer come, the soil depends upon the subsoil, or undersoil, for the moisture that it must furnish its growing plants.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

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