overground
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overground¹
Rhymes with -aʊnd
Where it comes from
From over- + ground.
adjective
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Above the ground.
an overground railway
Similar: aboveground, superterranean · Opposite: underground
- Mainstream, not underground. They have plans to carry overground books on gay liberation, and a lot of books from small presses.
noun overgrounds
- A commuter rail or similar rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally running through an urban area largely above ground and faster than an underground or metro with fewer stops. The overground is ten minutes walk through the gloom. Anna finds a seat in the third carriage she tries.
overground²
Rhymes with -aʊnd
verb
- simple past and past participle of overgrind
Overground³
Where it comes from
From overground, in contrast to the Underground.
proper noun the Overground
- The London Overground, a counterpart of London Underground operated by TfL (Transport for London), which operates some of the various lines around London which are mainly above ground. Yes, it was rather bizarre to make a former underground line into part of a network called London Overground, and at Whitechapel the Overground goes under the Underground. But let's not spoil our happy ending for the East London Line.
Translations
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noun railway
| Español | ferrocarril de cercanía |
|---|---|
| Français | train de banlieue |
| Deutsch | S-Bahn, Stadtschnellbahn |
| Italiano | servizio ferroviario suburbano, servizio ferroviario urbano, servizio ferroviario metropolitano |
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