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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Engin.) The act or art of taking off the top soil of land before an excavation or embankment is begun.

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  • noun The removal of topsoil before an excavation or embankment is begun.

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topsoil +‎ -ing

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