underburden
underburden · underburdens
The rock and subsoil that lies below a mineral deposit such as a coal seamThe rock and subsoil that lies below a mineral deposit such as a coal seam.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The rock and subsoil that lies below a mineral deposit such as a coal seam.
Origin
From under- + burden.From under- + burden.
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Forms
plural: underburdens| Singular | underburden |
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regular
Lessons 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.