aboveground

as in surface

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Recent Examples of aboveground This heat is what makes underground subway systems so hot in summer; in addition, trains that pass from aboveground tracks into tunnels push hot air in front of them, further warming the system. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024 An aboveground pipeline travels a distance of 15 miles to dispatch the nuclear powered steam. Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2024 Because of bans on aboveground nuclear testing, the traditional method of figuring out how nuclear bombs work—namely, blowing them up—isn't feasible anymore. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024 Its latest 34-story building on Broadway — near the aboveground 125th Street 1 stop — is on track to be completed in 2024 and will house graduate students and faculty members in 142 apartments. Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aboveground 

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“Aboveground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aboveground. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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