Aboveground Definition
ə-bŭvground
adjective
Situated or taking place on or above the surface of the ground.
Aboveground nuclear testing.
American Heritage
Occurring, situated, etc. above or on the surface of the earth.
Webster's New World
Operating or existing within the establishment; conventional.
Journalistic practices unacceptable to the aboveground press.
American Heritage
Not secret or hidden; free, open, etc.
Webster's New World
adverb
Above or on the surface of the earth.
Webster's New World
Not secretly; openly, etc.
Webster's New World
noun
The portion of society that is not underground.
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