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built-up

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built-up (bltp)
adj.
1. Made by fastening several layers or sections one on top of the other: a built-up roof.
2. Filled with buildings; developed: a built-up neighborhood.
built-up
Adjective
1. having many buildings: a built-up area
2. increased by the addition of parts: built-up heels
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.built-up - peopled with settlers; "the built-up areas"
settled - established in a desired position or place; not moving about; "nomads...absorbed among the settled people"; "settled areas"; "I don't feel entirely settled here"; "the advent of settled civilization"
Translations
built-up [ˈbɪltʌp] adj [area] → urbanizado
built-up [ˈbɪltˈʌp] built adj built-up area → agglomération (urbaine); zone urbanisée


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We know well from the experience of 20th-century wars and military conflicts that the extremely complex and intensive nature of a combined-arms combat in a built-up area calls for special proficiency of all categories of military personnel, proficiency of command and control agencies and teamwork and coordination of units.
Training forces for combat in built-up areas by Bulatov, A.F. / Military Thought
The purpose of forming combined tactical groups and detachments consisted in providing a flexible and dispersed force disposition suited for operations not only on the plains but also on the rough and forested mountainous terrain and in built-up centers.
New Approach in the Development of Tactics by VOROBYOV, I.N. / Military Thought
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