Meanings
adjectiveaboveground (comparative more aboveground, superlative most aboveground)
comparative more aboveground · superlative most aboveground
- alternativeAlternative spelling of above ground.
In some of these areas, the road ROWs are also adjacent to existing aboveground MVEC distribution lines, which are shown on maps in Appendix A.
2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 30
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveon or above the surface of the ground
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ud-s-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂u-s-?
- Proto-Germanic*uz-
- Proto-West Germanic*uʀ-
- Old Englishar-
- Old Englishā-
- Proto-West Germanic*bi-
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Germanic*ub
- Proto-Germanic*ubanē
- Proto-West Germanic*obanā
- Proto-West Germanic*biobanā
- Old Englishbufan
- Old Englishabūfan
- Middle Englishaboven
- Englishabove
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰrem-
- Proto-Germanic*grunduz
- Proto-West Germanic*grundu
- Old Englishgrund
- Middle Englishground
- Englishground
- Englishaboveground
Cite this entry
APA
aboveground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aboveground
MLA
“aboveground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aboveground. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aboveground,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aboveground.
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