above ground
On or above the surface of the groundOn or above the surface of the ground.
» The ground floor is the first floor above ground.
Das Erdgeschoss ist das erste oberirdische Geschoss.
Meaning
3 sensesOn or above the surface of the ground.
(figuratively)Not dead and buried; alive.
Not of or relating to the social or political underground; in the open; existing within or produced by the establishment.
Examples
7 sentencesThe ground floor is the first floor above ground.
deDas Erdgeschoss ist das erste oberirdische Geschoss. — al_ex_an_der
An office building, with 22 stories above ground and 2 below, is under construction.
Today above ground tomorrow under.
The plane disintegrated about two miles above the ground.
Enlightenment is like everyday consciousness but two inches above the ground.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From above + ground.From above + ground.
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