above-ground

Variant of aboveground

aboveground definition

above·ground (-gro̵und′, -gro̵und′)

adjective

  1. occurring, situated, etc. above or on the surface of the earth
  2. not secret or hidden; free, open, etc.

adverb

  1. above or on the surface of the earth
  2. not secretly; openly, etc.
Also above-ground above′·-ground′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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