aboveground

[ uh-buhv-ground ]

/ əˈbʌvˌgraʊnd /

situated on or above the ground.

not secret or hidden; in the open: the aboveground activities of the country's left-wing faction.

Origin of aboveground

First recorded in 1875–80; above + ground¹

The body lay in an aboveground marble sarcophagus guarded by no groundskeepers or watchmen, just one lonely padlock.

Invasion of the Celebrity Body Snatchers, From Charlie Chaplin to Casey Kasem |Melissa Leon |July 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Aboveground his crudities of manner might be repellent; here he was in his native element, shrewd, practical and zealous.

Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 |Various
But he negotiated it successfully, and in another moment he was aboveground and free.

The Master Mystery |Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey
There was a chain-link gate at the side of the house, and in the back an aboveground pool.

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town |Cory Doctorow

The underground railroad preceded the aboveground railroad in the history of the great American conflict.

The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 |Basil L. Gildersleeve