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aboveground - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective adjective
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adjective Above the surface of the ground .adjective figuratively Above the surface.adjective alive .adjective establishment .noun underground .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective
Etymologies
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above + ground
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You can get from the subway to the Manulife center without going aboveground , which is great when it rains.
Eric Lurio: Here We Go Again! The Toronto Film Festival is about to start! 2009
Evapotranspiration and albedo may be affected by ecosystem properties such as aboveground biomass or leaf area index
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Lexicon defines "aboveground " extremist groups as those whose members "operate overtly and portray themselves as law-abiding," even though they are really part of the conspiracy to topple the republic.
City Journal 2009
What lay behind the WU trajectory, however, was not merely frustration with the shortcomings of the "aboveground " movement, or long-term strategic thinking.
In These Times 2009
Impatient to get back aboveground and deal with Telly, it was hard to keep still.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
The subway goes aboveground , and New York in all its drabness slides past the window.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
I think, from a lifetime of being involved in real estate ventures, that we'll be lucky to see it happen in our lifetimes .... and this is assuming we'll hang out aboveground for more than ten more years.
You Don�t Need a Weatherman 2009
The mortuary had cleared the snow from the grave, and the casket lay aboveground for our makeshift ceremony.
Miles to Go Richard Paul Evans 2011
I think, from a lifetime of being involved in real estate ventures, that we'll be lucky to see it happen in our lifetimes .... and this is assuming we'll hang out aboveground for more than ten more years.
You Don�t Need a Weatherman 2009
I think, from a lifetime of being involved in real estate ventures, that we'll be lucky to see it happen in our lifetimes .... and this is assuming we'll hang out aboveground for more than ten more years.
You Don�t Need a Weatherman 2009
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