built-up area

Example Sentences

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If you are pulled over doing more than 20mph in a built-up area, you could in theory be fined a minimum £100 and get three penalty points - but police are prioritising education.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024

In an accompanying video on the Telegram messaging app, the communication office showed what looked like explosions in a sparsely built-up area.

From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2023

The difference between storms like Michael and Camille is that Ian is going to hit a fairly built-up area, said Dan Pydynowski, a meteorologist at commercial forecaster AccuWeather Inc.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

I could even have risked an Electric Lover, although that contains glitter, and, as a rule, I try not to be arrested for sparkling in a built-up area.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

As they reached the solidly built-up area Thane could see the dim outlines of the old city wall beneath them.

From Evil Out of Onzar by Ganes, Mark