built-up

[ bilt-uhp ]

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.

built-up

adjective

1. having many buildings (esp in the phrase built-up area )
2. denoting a beam, girder, or stanchion constructed of sections welded, riveted, or bolted together, etc
3. increased by the addition of parts

   built-up heels

Word History and Origins

Origin of built-up¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Their measurements found that during the day, green spaces are indeed cooler than the surrounding built-up areas, but this effect is often counterbalanced by increased humidity.

From Science Daily

There is no desire in the sport to go back to the previous system, when fully built-up spare cars were permitted.

From BBC

Like Iron Dome, David's Sling only targets missiles which threaten built-up areas.

From BBC

It was designed to limit the growth of large built-up areas, and to stop large towns merging into one another.

From BBC

A recent YouGov poll claimed seven in ten people in Wales still oppose the new default limit in built-up areas with four in ten drivers saying they regularly break it.

From BBC

Related Words

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