aboveground
/əˈbʌvˌɡraʊnd/
adverb
- On or above the surface of the ground.
- The mole rarely comes aboveground during the day.
- The bomb shelter was built deep, but the entrance was aboveground.
- Pipes that run aboveground are easier to repair.
adjective
- Located or happening on or above the surface of the ground.
- Aboveground power lines are common in rural areas.
- The archaeologists found both underground tombs and aboveground structures.
- The house has an aboveground swimming pool in the backyard.
- Not secret or hidden; open and legal.
- The organization operates entirely aboveground, with public meetings and published reports.
- After years of hiding, the activist group decided to work aboveground.
- The company's aboveground business practices earned it a good reputation.
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