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
Example Sentences
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No night Tube or night overground services will operate.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
"If we want cheaper electricity, we need new pylons overground otherwise the burden on taxpayers is too much."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
"What is learned on a treadmill does not completely transfer to overground contexts," says Banu Abdikadirova, mechanical and industrial engineering doctoral candidate and lead study author.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Now that the research team has proven that the exoskeleton can alter gait asymmetry, they are eager to move their research into overground contexts that are more akin to the real world.
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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