HARDPAN


Meaning of HARDPAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhärd-ˌpan ]

noun

Date: 1817

1. : a cemented or compacted and often clayey layer in soil that is impenetrable by roots

2. : a fundamental part : bedrock

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.