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

The regulator said it is also prepared to take measures to alleviate constraints on institutions and ensure the Canadian financial system can leverage its built-up financial resilience if needed.

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Police did not shoot down the drones because the airport is located in a densely built-up area and because there were planes in the air, Insp Jespersen told reporters.

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Properties were also taken over at the start of the year in three built-up, urban refugee camps – Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarm – when the Israeli army moved in, describing them as "terror strongholds".

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It helps to explain why built-up areas can be several degrees warmer than nearby rural places, during the day and overnight.

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Indeed, by that point, the Dodgers had already indicated that Ohtani wouldn’t need to be fully built-up to return to game action.

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