hardpan (Meaning)
Wordnet
hardpan (n)
crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
Webster
hardpan (n.)
The hard substratum. Same as Hard pan, under Hard, a.
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crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regionsThe hard substratum. Same as Hard pan, under Hard, a.
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The hardpan layer beneath the topsoil made excavation extremely difficult.
The farmers were unable to till the soil due to the impenetrable hardpan beneath.
The compacted hardpan restricted root growth and stunted plant development.
The presence of hardpan caused waterlogging problems and inhibited drainage.
