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[ uh-buhv-ground ] / əˈbʌvˌgraʊnd /
adjectivesituated on or above the ground. not secret or hidden; in the open: the aboveground activities of the country's left-wing faction. Origin of abovegroundFirst recorded in 1875–80; above + ground1 Words nearby abovegroundabout turn, above, above all, above and beyond, aboveboard, aboveground, abovementioned, above suspicion, above the law, above the line, ab ovo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for abovegroundGone are striking curved roofs, with both aboveground stations now having flat photovoltaic canopies to help charge the Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk’s Las Vegas Loop might only carry a fraction of the passengers it promised|David Riggs|October 16, 2020|TechCrunch That CO2 rises, gathers in pressurized pockets in Earth’s crust and seeps into groundwater that feeds springs aboveground. Carbon dioxide from Earth’s mantle may trigger some Italian earthquakes|Maria Temming|August 26, 2020|Science News It is one of the richest areas for aboveground dinosaur tracks in Europe. The challenge of dinosaur hunting in deep caves|John Pickrell|May 19, 2020|Science News For Students 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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