overburden

Meaning

Verb

To overload or overtax.

Noun

1. The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam, or any other underground feature.
2. A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated

Synonyms

overload

overcharge

surcharge

regolith

mantle rock

overwhelm

eluvium

encumber

investment

mantle

mulch

residual

supercharge

superstratum

swamp

wear

weigh down

cause pain

tectum

superload

transported soil

atteration

overburden layer

overlying stratum

zone of weathering

alluvial land

fluvisol

weathered zone

alluvial

weathered layer

alluvial soil

alluvium

burden

capping

cover

Translations

sobrecarga

sobrecargar

accabler

Abraum

surcharge

Deckgestein

Aushub

overladen

sobrecarregar

überlasten

overbelasten

لهد

عسف

επικάλυψη

الغطاء الترابي

Etymology

From over- + burden.