TOPSOIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does topsoil mean? 

• TOPSOIL (noun)
  The noun TOPSOIL has 1 sense:

1. the layer of soil on the surface

  Familiarity information: TOPSOIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOPSOIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The layer of soil on the surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

surface soil; topsoil

Hypernyms ("topsoil" is a kind of...):

dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)

 Context examples 

Permafrost is soil that has remained frozen for years or centuries under topsoil.

(Far Northern Permafrost May Unleash Carbon Within Decades, NASA)