Found 2 items, similar to hardpan.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hardpan
hardpan
n : crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with
calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
[syn:
caliche]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hardpan
Hardpan
\Hard"pan`\ (h[aum]rd"p[a^]n), n.
The hard substratum. Same as
Hard pan, under
Hard, a.
[1913 Webster]