hardpan meaning

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hardpan (noun): crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions.

Definition of hardpan

  1. crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions

    Synonyms: caliche

    Type of: soil

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HA · words ending in AN · 7-letter words

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