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aboveground

[ uh-buhv-ground ]

/ əˈbʌvˌgraʊnd /

adjective

situated on or above the ground.

not secret or hidden; in the open: the aboveground activities of the country's left-wing faction.

Words nearby aboveground

above suspicion, above the law, above the line, above-the-line, aboveboard, aboveground, abovementioned, abp, abp., abr, abr.

Origin of aboveground

First recorded in 1875–80; above + ground¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for aboveground

The body lay in an aboveground marble sarcophagus guarded by no groundskeepers or watchmen, just one lonely padlock.
Invasion of the Celebrity Body Snatchers, From Charlie Chaplin to Casey Kasem|Melissa Leon|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aboveground his crudities of manner might be repellent; here he was in his native element, shrewd, practical and zealous.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905|Various
But he negotiated it successfully, and in another moment he was aboveground and free.
The Master Mystery|Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey
There was a chain-link gate at the side of the house, and in the back an aboveground pool.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow

The underground railroad preceded the aboveground railroad in the history of the great American conflict.
The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915|Basil L. Gildersleeve

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