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aboveground

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate above·ground

adj. located on the surface of the ground or in the air. You use this to describe things that are not buried or hidden underground.

adj. situated on the surface of the earth or in the atmosphere. Often used to distinguish physical structures or biological processes from those occurring in subterranean environments.


SIMPLE

The city built many aboveground parking lots.

CONTEXTUAL

Archaeologists discovered several aboveground ruins that had been protected from the elements by a thick layer of sand.

COMPLEX

While the roots of the ancient tree remained hidden in the soil, its massive trunk and sprawling canopy provided a striking aboveground presence that defined the local landscape.

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