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Word entry · 11 letters

underground

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"Below the surface"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˌʌn.dəˈɡɹaʊnd/Part of speech adverb, adjective, nounSorted ddegnnorruuStarts with UEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. beneath the surface of the earth

Word origin

From Middle English undergrounde (adverb), equivalent to under + ground or under- + ground. Compare Dutch ondergrond, ondergronds, German Untergrund, Danish undergrunds.

Used in a sentence

  • There is an underground tunnel that takes you across the river.
  • One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
  • These criminals operate through an underground network.

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