below groundadv.adj.n.

Brit.

/bᵻˌləʊ ˈɡraʊnd/, U.S.

/bəˌloʊ ˈɡraʊnd/,

/biˌloʊ ˈɡraʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: below prep., ground n.

Etymology: < below prep. + ground n. Compare earlier underground adj. and underground n. Compare also earlier above ground adj.

A. adv.

Below the surface of the ground; underground. Cf. above ground adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adverb] > subterranean

below1555

underground1598

below ground1617

subterraneously1764

underfoot1841

subterraneanly1859

1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell (new ed.) iv. facing sig. H*4 Pander, Baud, Whore: Now stinke below ground, stunke long aboue before.

1782 G. Crawford & W. Semple Hist. Shire Renfrew 257 Horses draw the coals, below ground, from the coalliers to the pit bottom.

1849 F. B. Head Stokers & Pokers (1851) i. 30 Joseph Locke, a colliery-viewer..had served his apprenticeship below ground.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 25/1 It [sc. Viola rugulosa] spreads rapidly below ground and self-sows in the bargain.

1989 R. L. O'Connell Of Arms & Men vii. 120 Faced with gun-based defenses, besiegers took to the pick and shovel, burrowing below ground with trench works.

2012 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 31 Jan. 29 439 men were killed out of some 900-plus working below ground.

B. adj. (attributive).

Situated or constructed below ground level; underground.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adjective] > subterranean

subterraneal1592

under-earth1592

under-earthly1605

subterranean1607

subterraneous1607

subterrene1610

underground1610

subterrestrial1613

subterrane1614

subterrany1626

sotteran1648

subterrenean1653

subterrean1659

mediterraneous1668

hypogeal1686

submundane1805

subsurface1840

hypogeous1847

hypogean1852

below ground1859

catachthonic1884

catachthonian1888

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > situated or placed under > below the ground

lowc1350

subterraneal1592

under-earth1592

under-earthly1605

subterranean1607

subterraneous1607

subterrene1610

subterrestrial1613

subterrane1614

subterrany1626

sotteran1648

subterrenean1653

hypogeal1686

hypogeous1847

hypogean1852

below ground1859

1859 What-not 258 Impenetrable wire-gauze blinds to the windows above ground, and a network of formidable looking bars..to the below-ground ones.

1911 Cold (Watertown, N.Y.) Oct. 267/1 The temperature of a below-ground storage room.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 16 Feb. (Suppl.) 35/1 A below-ground, outside concrete tank.

2012 J. E. Griffin Glastonbury & Grail vii. 130 (caption) This below ground view of Dunstan's church.

C. n. rare.

A place or region below ground level. Cf. underground n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [noun] > subterranean parts > places below the ground

below ground1907

the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > parts underground

subterrany1626

subterranity1646

subterraneity1686

below ground1907

1907 Daily Chron. 1 Jan. 3/1 Beaumarchais, watchmaker, adventurer, pantler in the Royal below-ground, musician, and author.

1960 E. Bowen Time in Rome iv. 118 From Rome's below-ground I must not omit the Catacombs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	below ground
释义	below groundadv.adj.n. Brit. /bᵻˌləʊ ˈɡraʊnd/, U.S. /bəˌloʊ ˈɡraʊnd/, /biˌloʊ ˈɡraʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: below prep., ground n. Etymology: < below prep. + ground n. Compare earlier underground adj. and underground n. Compare also earlier above ground adj. A. adv. Below the surface of the ground; underground. Cf. above ground adv. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adverb] > subterranean below1555 underground1598 below ground1617 subterraneously1764 underfoot1841 subterraneanly1859 1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell (new ed.) iv. facing sig. H4 Pander, Baud, Whore: Now stinke below ground, stunke long aboue before. 1782 G. Crawford & W. Semple Hist. Shire Renfrew* 257 Horses draw the coals, below ground, from the coalliers to the pit bottom. 1849 F. B. Head Stokers & Pokers (1851) i. 30 Joseph Locke, a colliery-viewer..had served his apprenticeship below ground. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 25/1 It [sc. Viola rugulosa] spreads rapidly below ground and self-sows in the bargain. 1989 R. L. O'Connell Of Arms & Men vii. 120 Faced with gun-based defenses, besiegers took to the pick and shovel, burrowing below ground with trench works. 2012 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 31 Jan. 29 439 men were killed out of some 900-plus working below ground. B. adj. (attributive). Situated or constructed below ground level; underground. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adjective] > subterranean subterraneal1592 under-earth1592 under-earthly1605 subterranean1607 subterraneous1607 subterrene1610 underground1610 subterrestrial1613 subterrane1614 subterrany1626 sotteran1648 subterrenean1653 subterrean1659 mediterraneous1668 hypogeal1686 submundane1805 subsurface1840 hypogeous1847 hypogean1852 below ground1859 catachthonic1884 catachthonian1888 the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > situated or placed under > below the ground lowc1350 subterraneal1592 under-earth1592 under-earthly1605 subterranean1607 subterraneous1607 subterrene1610 subterrestrial1613 subterrane1614 subterrany1626 sotteran1648 subterrenean1653 hypogeal1686 hypogeous1847 hypogean1852 below ground1859 1859 What-not 258 Impenetrable wire-gauze blinds to the windows above ground, and a network of formidable looking bars..to the below-ground ones. 1911 Cold (Watertown, N.Y.) Oct. 267/1 The temperature of a below-ground storage room. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 16 Feb. (Suppl.) 35/1 A below-ground, outside concrete tank. 2012 J. E. Griffin Glastonbury & Grail vii. 130 (caption) This below ground view of Dunstan's church. C. n. rare. A place or region below ground level. Cf. underground n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [noun] > subterranean parts > places below the ground below ground1907 the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > parts underground subterrany1626 subterranity1646 subterraneity1686 below ground1907 1907 Daily Chron. 1 Jan. 3/1 Beaumarchais, watchmaker, adventurer, pantler in the Royal below-ground, musician, and author. 1960 E. Bowen Time in Rome iv. 118 From Rome's below-ground I must not omit the Catacombs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.n.1617
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