aboveground
adjective
above·ground
ə-ˈbəv-ˌgrau̇nd 
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
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An aboveground pipeline travels a distance of 15 miles to dispatch the nuclear powered steam.
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Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2024
Because of bans on aboveground nuclear testing, the traditional method of figuring out how nuclear bombs work—namely, blowing them up—isn't feasible anymore.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Its latest 34-story building on Broadway — near the aboveground 125th Street 1 stop — is on track to be completed in 2024 and will house graduate students and faculty members in 142 apartments.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2024
Out of his garage in Jackson Heights, away from the noisy drum of the aboveground 7 train, Chogyal, now in his mid-70s, prepares tsampa, or roasted barley, a staple often considered to be the national food of Tibet.
—Tenzin D. Tsagong, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2023
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Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2024
Because of bans on aboveground nuclear testing, the traditional method of figuring out how nuclear bombs work—namely, blowing them up—isn't feasible anymore.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Its latest 34-story building on Broadway — near the aboveground 125th Street 1 stop — is on track to be completed in 2024 and will house graduate students and faculty members in 142 apartments.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2024
Out of his garage in Jackson Heights, away from the noisy drum of the aboveground 7 train, Chogyal, now in his mid-70s, prepares tsampa, or roasted barley, a staple often considered to be the national food of Tibet.
—Tenzin D. Tsagong, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2023
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aboveground
adjective
above·ground
ə-ˈbəv-ˌgrau̇nd
: located or happening on or above the surface of the ground
an aboveground swimming pool
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