"aboveground" meaning in English

See aboveground in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more aboveground [comparative], most aboveground [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *-anē Proto-Germanic *ubanē Proto-West Germanic *obanā Proto-West Germanic *biobanā Old English bufan Old English abūfan Middle English aboven English above Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *grunduz Proto-West Germanic *grundu Old English grund Middle English ground English ground English aboveground From above + ground. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|above|ground|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? 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Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *-anē Proto-Germanic *ubanē Proto-West Germanic *obanā Proto-West Germanic *biobanā Old English bufan Old English abūfan Middle English aboven English above Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *grunduz Proto-West Germanic *grundu Old English grund Middle English ground English ground English aboveground From above + ground. Head templates: {{en-adj}} aboveground (comparative more aboveground, superlative most aboveground)
  1. Alternative spelling of above ground. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: above ground

Alternative forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more aboveground",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "most aboveground",
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      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with etymon",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰrem-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂ew",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *upó",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *úd",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
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            [
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              79
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          "ref": "2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 30:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Alternative spelling of above ground."
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}

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