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overburden

UK /ˈəʊ̯vəˌbɜːdn̩/US /ˈoʊvɚˌbɝdn̩/

noun 2
/ˌoʊvɚˈbɝdn̩/ verb 1
forms 4

noun2

•
The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam, or any other underground feature.
- Such rocks have been changed by baking in a terrestrial pressure-cooker. Then they have been disinterred: kilometres of overburden must have been removed. — 2004
A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated.

overburden

UK /ˌəʊ̯vəˈbɜːdn̩/US /ˌoʊvɚˈbɝdn̩/

verb1

•
To overload or overtax.
- In reality, the levels of work varied: some internationals seemed overburdened with tasks and responsibility, some seemed underburdened, and some faced apparently just the right amount of work. — 2007

forms

overburdened · overburdening · overburdeneth · overburdens

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