underground vs undersea

underground

adj
  • Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth. 

  • Hidden, furtive, secretive. 

  • Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities. 

adv
  • Below the ground. 

  • Secretly. 

verb
  • To route electricity distribution cables underground. 

noun
  • A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention. 

  • A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention. 

  • Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines). 

  • Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground. 

undersea

adj
  • Existing, relating to, or made for use beneath the sea. 

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