overburden
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vərˈbɜr verb (used with object)
1.
to load with too great a burden; overload: He was overburdened with cares.
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| overburden | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to load with excessive weight, work, etc |
| —n | |
| 2. | an excessive burden or load |
| 3. | geology the sedimentary rock material that covers coal seams, mineral veins, etc |
| over'burdensome | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
overburden
"to put too much weight on," 1532, from over + burden. Earliest uses are figurative.
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Example sentences
Where overburden contains more clay, cover-collapse type sinkholes are predominant.
Five aquifers exist at this site: one overburden and four bedrock.
Mining produces tremendous amounts of overburden that is laden with heavy metals.
Overburden would be blasted and stockpiled or placed directly into the already mined pit and coal would be removed.
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