as in underground
being, situated, or operating beneath the surface of the earth
a subterranean bunker that supposedly could withstand even an atomic blast
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There’s a home theater with an ample lounge area, a wine bar with a 150-bottle wine closet, a gym with a sauna, cold plunge, and steam shower, a bedroom for guests or staff, and a 10-car subterranean garage.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
Who said what Researchers said in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that analyzing the speed of the recorded Martian temblors pointed to underground water, likely the subterranean remnants of lakes, rivers and oceans that covered the Martian surface 3 millions years ago.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024
The Kranky duo merges shoegaze and noise-rock in a gauze of smoggy distortion on their follow-up to 2011’s Common Era, letting subterranean earworms wriggle up through your subconscious.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Aug. 2024
Don’t miss the rooftop pool, with its killer views of Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, or the surreal subterranean spa.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 Aug. 2024
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
Who said what Researchers said in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that analyzing the speed of the recorded Martian temblors pointed to underground water, likely the subterranean remnants of lakes, rivers and oceans that covered the Martian surface 3 millions years ago.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024
The Kranky duo merges shoegaze and noise-rock in a gauze of smoggy distortion on their follow-up to 2011’s Common Era, letting subterranean earworms wriggle up through your subconscious.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Aug. 2024
Don’t miss the rooftop pool, with its killer views of Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, or the surreal subterranean spa.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Subterranean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subterranean. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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