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单词 aboveground
释义

aboveground

adjective

above·​ground ə-ˈbəv-ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce aboveground (audio)
1
: located or occurring on or above the surface of the ground
2
: existing, produced, or published by or within the establishment
aboveground movies
aboveground adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web To those familiar with Israel’s aboveground tensions, Mr. Zlekha Levy’s project at the reservoir could seem like a gimmick. New York Times, 23 July 2022 But aboveground nuclear testing was banned in 1963. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 June 2022 Transit Wireless plans to expand service to trains in the tunnels and also to the system's 191 aboveground stations and to 21 Staten Island Railway stations. Fox News, 29 July 2022 Curiously, the new rendering depicts the People Mover as having long metallic cars like those of an elevated train or aboveground subway. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2022 In the 1950s, the government carried out multiple aboveground nuclear tests. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 June 2022 The high point is the Polar Plunge, in which hardy souls will jump into aboveground swimming pools to raise money for the Special Olympics. Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2021 There may be more aboveground listings than there are willing dippers. Karen Heller, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 The lawsuit claims the family’s aboveground pool, with a wraparound deck built three years earlier by Mr. Rosier, was replaced by an in-ground pool the family couldn’t afford to heat. New York Times, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

aboveground

adjective

as in surface

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • surface

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • underground
  • subterranean
  • belowground
  • subsurface
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