Little soil covered the rocky surface, so men had to haul soil up from the low ground.

He shifted and tried to wipe the dirt away, but found that soil covered the rest of his body, as well.

The drifting soil has covered every doorway, save those that once were used for the great airships.

Even where soil and grass covered them she could discern the striations.

Luvisolic soils cover about 809 000 km (8.8%) of Canada's land area.

Regosolic soils cover about 73 000 km (0.8%) of Canada's land area.

Cultivable soil covers 18%, and a small area is orchard.

The soil is generally very shallow and covers bedrock.

After eight years, the fertile soil and rainfall of England had already covered it with green.

They knew that there, as here, the soil barely covered the crystals.