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built-up

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built-up

  [bilt-uhp]
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–adjective
1. built by the fastening together of several parts or enlarged by the addition of layers: This shoe has a built-up heel.
2. (of an area) filled in with houses, as an urban region.
Origin:
1820–30
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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built-up   (bĭlt'ŭp')
adj.  

  1. Made by fastening several layers or sections one on top of the other: a built-up roof.

  2. Filled with buildings; developed: a built-up neighborhood.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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