overground
overground Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Located, operating, or happening above the surface of the ground.
"The commuters transferred from the subway to the overground railway line."
Belonging to or accepted by mainstream society, culture, or legal commercial channels rather than operating secretly or subversively.
"After years of playing in small clubs, the band finally achieved overground success."
• adverb
Above or on the surface of the ground, rather than beneath it.
"The train travels through a long tunnel before emerging to run overground for the rest of the journey."
In open, public, or mainstream society rather than in secret.
"The political movement began in secret before eventually operating overground."
• noun
British A railway system that runs above the surface of the ground, as opposed to an underground metro network.
"Taking the overground across North London is often more scenic than riding the tube."
Mainstream society or established cultural and political institutions, in contrast to countercultural or clandestine movements.
"Many independent artists worry that crossing into the overground will dilute their creative vision."