Associations to the word «Aboveground»

Wiktionary

ABOVEGROUND, adjective. Above the surface of the ground.
ABOVEGROUND, adjective. (figurative) Above the surface.
ABOVEGROUND, adjective. Not dead and buried; alive.
ABOVEGROUND, adjective. Existing, produced, or published by or within the establishment.
ABOVEGROUND, noun. The portion of society that is not underground.

Dictionary definition

ABOVEGROUND, adjective. On or above the surface of the ground; "aboveground nuclear testing"; "surface instruments for detecting oil deposits"; "surface transportation".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats