lawn bubble

English

Etymology

lawn +‎ bubble. From being a plastic cavity confined under a grassy field.

Noun

lawn bubble (plural lawn bubbles)

1. A phenomenon that occurs after heavy rains, where rain water flows under a lawn's thatched grass root and rhizome layer, but is unable to drain further due to saturated soil underneath, creating a muddy water-filled bubble cavity between the grass and the underlying dirt.

Synonyms

• lawn blister
• turf blister
• grass boil

See also

• blister
• boil