Meaning

6 senses
  1. Made of sections or layers, one on top of the other.

  2. Having increased in size, quantity, or intensity over time; accumulated.

  3. Constructed or enhanced.

  4. Having buildings, especially having residences and high population density.

  5. (UK)(of an area of land) Having street lights and therefore subject to a 30 mph speed limit.

  6. (Europe)(of an area of land) Having specific traffic signaling and therefore usually subject to a maximum 50 km/h speed limit.

    Contra-flow cycling is most often applied on basic cycle network links in low-speed local access roads, both within and outside the built-up area.

More definitions
  • peopled with settlers

Forms

more built-up, most built-up
Comparativemore built-up Lesson
Superlativemost built-up Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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