subsoilrights
nounUK /ˈsʌb.sɔɪl.raɪts/
US /ˈsʌb.sɔɪl.raɪts/
Subsoil rights are the legal rights to use or own the ground deep under the surface of a piece of land.
The farmer owned the top of the land, but the mining company held the subsoil rights.
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2. The legal claim to minerals, oil, or water found beneath a property.
The contract separated the subsoil rights from the surface rights.
3. The authority to dig tunnels or build underground structures beneath land.
The city bought subsoil rights to build a new subway line.
4. A person's or company's entitlement to resources deep below the ground.
She sold her subsoil rights to a gas company for a large sum.