aboveground

adjective

above·​ground ə-ˈbəv-ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce aboveground (audio)
1
: located or occurring on or above the surface of the ground
2
: existing, produced, or published by or within the establishment
aboveground movies
aboveground adverb

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Lightner and his boss grab a scroll from a coffin and then get outta there, locking the aboveground grave on their way out. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024 Some of the incidents appear to be accidental, and many of them took place in the aboveground stations or buildings, and not necessarily inside the tunnels themselves. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024 This curation distinguishes private servers like Plex from the bigger, aboveground streaming services with their algorithmic recommendation systems. John Semley, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024 Advertisement The man then pushed the woman onto the tracks and dragged her across the concrete freeway divider and onto the 210 Freeway, which runs parallel to the aboveground Metro platform, the reports said. Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aboveground 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of aboveground was in the 14th century

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“Aboveground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aboveground. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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aboveground

adjective
above·​ground ə-ˈbəv-ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce aboveground (audio)
: located or happening on or above the surface of the ground
an aboveground swimming pool

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