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What does built-up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word built-up? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Made of sections, one on top of the other.
  2. (of an area of land) Having buildings, especially having residences and high population density.
  3. (Britain) (of an area of land) Having street lights and therefore subject to a 30 mph speed limit.
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It's far easier to get a higher level of safety for pedestrians and cyclists in a busy, built-up area if you have traffic signals.
In line with customer expectations of large open and green spaces, most new projects try to keep built-up area to a minimum.
Designs in which any type of built-up platform is raised off the floor are not allowed.
The students have already acquired a built-up hatred towards each other and, by splitting them up, this hatred will only increase.
Between 1980 and 2000 the built-up area of Britain more than doubled, even though the rate of population growth was slight.
Although the site lies within a built-up area, in terms of location, it is remote from the nearest large settlement.

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