half-buried

British  

adjective

1. partially buried

   a ring half-buried in the mud

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Example Sentences

Frozen waterways blur into land, and only a bridge or half-buried boat hints that water still moves beneath the white.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The first bridge built comes when Mother, played with restrained warmth and radiance by Ms. Levy, discovers a newborn black baby half-buried in her garden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Her team was able to capture high-resolution images of different seafloor textures, for example, as well as mounds that might indicate small burrowing animals that could stir up any chemicals half-buried in the sediment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024

The howitzers are kept hidden under tents and half-buried in the ground, due to the growing threat of enemy drones.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

The tents in the yard were half-buried, sagging under the weight of the accumulation.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin