overburden : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: overburden	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for overburden
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overburden n the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits an excessive burden Synonym(s): overload, overburden v burden with too much work or responsibility load with excessive weight
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overburden \O`ver*bur"den\, v. t. To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. --Sir P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overburden \O"ver*bur`den\, n. The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. --Raymond.