aboveground

American  

[uh-buhv-ground] / əˈbʌvˌgraʊnd /

adjective

1. situated on or above the ground.

2. not secret or hidden; in the open.

   the aboveground activities of the country's left-wing faction.

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Etymology

Origin of aboveground

First recorded in 1875–80; above + ground ¹

Example Sentences

Almost all of the dozens of missile bases are underground but have aboveground buildings, roads and entrances that make it possible to identify them from satellite photos, áccording to analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal

I looked around, expecting there to be a big pile of explosives sitting somewhere, but all I saw was what looked like an aboveground pool about ten feet in front of us.

From Literature

China and Russia have substantial shale reserves but pose too much aboveground risk for American companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its founder Ahmad Ghahreman describes the electronic products thrown away in North America every year as the world’s largest “aboveground deposit” of rare earths.

From The Wall Street Journal

Standing aboveground, in the gray-black expanse of what I did, the anger fills every square foot.

From Literature