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Overburden

Overburden Meaning & Definition
Overburden Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Overburden?

[n] an excessive burden
[n] the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
[v] burden with too much work or responsibility
[v] load with excessive weight

Synonyms | Synonyms for Overburden: overload

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See Also | burden | burden | burden | burthen | charge | ground | land | load | loading | saddle | soil | weight | weight down

Overburden In Webster's Dictionary

\O`ver*bur"den\, v. t. To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. --Sir P. Sidney.
\O"ver*bur`den\, n. The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. --Raymond.

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