as in underground
being, situated, or operating beneath the surface of the earth
a vast belowground network of tunnels
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Also on the completely off-grid estate is an underground tunnel that leads from the main house to a one-bedroom, one-bath guest suite atop a three-car garage that’s also outfitted with a greenhouse and a 45-kilowatt generator.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Boring Company, which received initial approvals to construct a 68-mile underground taxi system below Las Vegas, still has not received the necessary permits to dig within city limits, a Las Vegas spokesman confirmed (the Las Vegas Convention Center tunnel is technically in Clark County).—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
27 Aug. 2025
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The story took an unexpected twist in 2011, when police discovered a network of subterranean shipping containers at the landfill being used to grow cannabis.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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These drones, mounted with advanced magnetometry and radiometry, can detect subterranean anomalies.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Belowground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belowground. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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