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adjective · B1Built-Up
bilt-UP/ˌbɪlt ˈʌp/
Built-up describes land covered with buildings: a built-up area (Highway Code). Urban is a close twin; rural is an opposite flavour. Hyphen as an adjective before a noun. Speed limits fall in the built-up area before the school.
Meaning
Covered with buildings rather than fields (a built-up area).
Examples
- “Speed limits fall in the built-up area before the school.”
- “Open countryside is not a built-up area under the Highway Code.”
Good to know
a built-up area (hyphen). Close: urban. Highway Code / planning. Not “builded-up”.
Near in meaning
urban
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