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Meaning of bursting point | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The point at which capacity is exceeded and something cannot take any more.
  2. The point at which emotional self-control is lost.

Examples

“Third class carriages have⟳ wooden seats and centre corridors; they are always crammed to bursting point⟳.”
“"HS2 is based on the West Coast Main Line bursting at the seams. Both that and the East Coast Main Line are at bursting point⟳ for capacity.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bursting pressure Burstings burstlet Burston Burston and Shimpling burstone

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