2 entries under this word

Subterranean

Sŭb/ter-rā/ne-al, a.

adjective

a. Underground; subterranean. [Obs.] Boyle.

Sŭb'ter-rā'ne-an or Sŭb'ter-rā'ne-ous, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. subterraneus, from prefix sub, under, and terra, earth; Fr. souterrain, Pr. subterraneo, sosterrenh, Sp. & Pg. subterraneo, It. sotterraneo, sotterrano.] Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage.