topsoil

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• Topsoil — Top soil , n. The upper layer of soil; surface soil. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• topsoil — (n.) 1836, from TOP (Cf. top) (n.1) + SOIL (Cf. soil) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

• topsoil — ► NOUN ▪ the top layer of soil …   English terms dictionary

• topsoil — ☆ topsoil [täp′soil΄ ] n. the upper layer of soil, usually darker and richer than the subsoil; surface soil …   English World dictionary

• Topsoil — Surface runoff, also called nonpoint source pollution, from a farm field in Iowa during a rain storm. Topsoil as well as farm fertilizers and other potential pollutants run off unprotected farm fields when heavy rains occur. Topsoil is the upper …   Wikipedia

• topsoil — noun The most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in. Little grew on the farm, after the floods from the hurricane washed away the topsoil …   Wiktionary

• topsoil — [[t]tɒ̱psɔɪl[/t]] N UNCOUNT Topsoil is the layer of soil nearest the surface of the ground …   English dictionary

• topsoil — /ˈtɒpsɔɪl / (say topsoyl) noun 1. the surface or upper part of the soil. –verb (t) 2. to cover (land) with topsoil. {top1 + soil1} …   Australian English dictionary

• topsoil — dirvožemio armuo statusas Aprobuotas sritis žemdirbystė apibrėžtis Viršutinis dirbamosios žemės sluoksnis, daugiausia tamsios spalvos, kuriame yra daugiau organinių ir maisto medžiagų negu podirvyje. atitikmenys: angl. topsoil vok.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• topsoil — noun Date: 1836 surface soil usually including the organic layer in which plants have most of their roots and which the farmer turns over in plowing …   New Collegiate Dictionary