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Noun hardpan has 1 sense

• hardpan(n = noun.substance) caliche - crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions; Array
is a kind of dirt, soil

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hardpan

Base

N base, basement, plinth, dado, wainscot, baseboard, mopboard, bedrock, hardpan, foundation, substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck, footing, ground work, basis, hold, bilge, bottom, nadir, foot, sole, toe, hoof, keel, root, centerboard, bottom, undermost, nethermost, fundamental, founded on, based on, grounded on, built on.

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