Overburden

Language: English
Pronunciation: over-bur-den
Part of Speech: noun

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The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam.

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"the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits"

"an excessive burden"

"burden with too much work or responsibility"

"load with excessive weight"

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