overburden
The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam, or any…The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam, or any other underground feature.
» The major roads are overburdened with lorries.
Die Fernstraßen sind durch Lkws überlastet. — al_ex_an_der
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam, or any other underground feature.
(countable, uncountable)A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated.
- the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
- an excessive burden
Examples
4 sentencesThe major roads are overburdened with lorries.
deDie Fernstraßen sind durch Lkws überlastet. — al_ex_an_der
Mary picked up the piece of bread and became overburdened.
If your character is overburdened, it cannot run or jump.
If your character is overburdened, consider dropping or selling some items from your inventory.
Forms
plural: overburdensSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.