overground
Britishadjective
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on or above the surface of the ground
an overground railway
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having become sufficiently established, known, or accepted so as to no longer be considered avante-garde, experimental, or subversive
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Some metro trains have to stop during an alert because they travel overground across the Dnipro river that bisects the city.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Bus, tram, DLR, underground, overground and Elizabeth Line services will finish earlier than usual on Christmas Eve.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
"Because our exoskeleton is portable, it can be used during overground walking," says Mark Price, a postdoctoral researcher in mechanical and industrial engineering and kinesiology and author on the paper.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
"This is because walking on a treadmill is not exactly the same as walking overground."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Immigration would have their hands full, as thousands of surface-sick fairies were drawn irresistibly overground.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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