adj
Meaning 1
Above the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- an overground railway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aboveground, superterranean
Antonyms: underground
Standard Lemma guide
overground
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rhymes with -aʊnd
adj
Meaning 2
Mainstream, not underground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: London
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of overgrind
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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History
Etymology
From over- + ground.
From overground, in contrast to the Underground.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: A-fervojo — railway
- Esperanto: aglomeraĵo fervojo — railway
- Esperanto: antaŭurba fervojo — railway
- Finnish: lähijunajärjestelmä — railway
- Finnish: paikallisjunajärjestelmä — railway
- French: train de banlieue — railway
- German: S-Bahn — railway
- German: Stadtschnellbahn — railway
- Italian: servizio ferroviario suburbano — railway
- Italian: servizio ferroviario urbano — railway
- Italian: servizio ferroviario metropolitano — railway
- Polish: kolej aglomeracyjna — railway
- Polish: kolej podmiejska — railway
- Spanish: ferrocarril de cercanía — railway
- Swedish: pendeltågssystem — railway
- Swedish: pendel — railway
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