Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made by fastening several layers or sections one on top of the other.
- adjective Filled with buildings; developed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Composed of several parts joined together: as, a built-up mast, rib, arch, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Made of
sections , one on top of the other - adjective of an area of land Having
buildings , especially havingresidences - adjective UK (of an area of land) Having
street lights and therefore subject to a 30 mphspeed limit
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective peopled with settlers
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Examples
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To prevent more serious damage, the plant's operators decided to release some of the pressure from the core by venting the built-up gas and steam.
How Nuclear Reactors Work ... And the Dangers When They Don't Ben Casselman 2011
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Weeks of bloody urban fighting in Benghazi may have been prevented by the French action, although it could equally be argued that a speedy UN resolution may have precipitated a push into built-up areas, which provided Gaddafi's columns cover from the air.
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This place is a built-up place that needs so many soldiers, said Chemonges.
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Workers have released built-up gases to ease pressure inside the plant.
How Nuclear Reactors Work ... And the Dangers When They Don't Ben Casselman 2011
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But on the other hand when you consider what a large proportion of economic activity still takes place in big city downtowns and how reliant this country is on automobile transportation it becomes clear that the systematic underpricing of parking in built-up areas is in fact a major source of economic inefficiency.
Matthew Yglesias » Parking Shortages Still Bad for Business 2009
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This place is a built-up place that needs so many soldiers, said Chemonges.
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In the past three years violence has subsided, with suicide bombings on targets in built-up areas becoming rare.
Algerian suicide attack wounds 29 Reuters 2011
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They are a smart approach in built-up areas, and the space gained by removing the two extra travel lanes (and adding a center turn lane) can be used for bike lanes, pedestrian enhancements, etc..
Study Shows Stone Way “Road Diet” Improved Traffic, Safety « PubliCola 2010
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The thriving, rich civilizations and cultures of North and South America collapsed under the ravages of imported diseases against which indigenous people had no built-up immunities.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Others think the nation already has the appropriate level of security along the border and should shift some of the funding toward easing the gridlock that exists for those trying to get through the built-up border.
U.S. border cities prove havens from Mexico's drug violence 2011
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