soft earth

collocation in English

meaningsofsoftandearth

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soft
adjective
uk
/sɒft/us
/sɑːft/
not hard ...
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earth
noun
uk
/ɜːθ/us
/ɝːθ/
the planet third in order of distance from the sun, between Venus and Mars; the world on which ...
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(Definition ofsoftandearthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsoft earth

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The experts recommendsoftearthas the best method of earth stopping.
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Properly conducted stopping withsoftearth, as recommended in the code, causes no harm to badgers.
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Give me the strength to walk thesoftearth, a relative to all that is!
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Nesting sites are usually in rock crevices, occasionally in small burrows insoftearth.
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There are indications that thesoftearthand peat underlying canal walls may have given way.
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The harsh climate and rocky location made construction difficult, with areas ofsoftearthrequiring deeper foundations.
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His use of dark greens contrast with thesoftearthtones of stark mountain scapes that characterize much of the work of his father.
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The shells therefore hit the ground before exploding; they would sink into thesoftearth, which would then muffle the effects of the blast.
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In biology, a trackway can be a set of impressions in thesoftearth, usually a set of footprints, left by an animal.
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Fenders are large structures of wood filled withsoftearthdesigned to protect the piers if they are accidentally rammed by passing ships.
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A trackway is set of footprints insoftearthleft by a life-form; animal tracks are the footprints, hoofprints, or pawprints of an animal.
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In order to block the gaps between the limestone mountains, they ordered the construction of earthen walls reinforced and anchored in thesoftearthby wooden stakes.
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