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- adjective Above the surface of the water.
Etymologies
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Examples
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This is the D Deck, the lowest above-water section on the rig.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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This is the D Deck, the lowest above-water section on the rig.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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This is the D Deck, the lowest above-water section on the rig.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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This is the D Deck, the lowest above-water section on the rig.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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That extra 4.6% of tax income from the wealthiest Americans - the same people who got us into this ecomonic mess - is critical to rebuiding the economy, infrastructure development, job creation, help to the poor and middle class struggling to stay in their houses and above-water in these difficult times.
Obama Considers Delaying Tax Increase - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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It was probably invisible from any of the above-water vantage points, and the glass warped the view too much to make the bottom visible from the underwater viewing areas.
BELLY UP STUART GIBBS 2010
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The 2011 budget increases the MMS inspection fee on OCS above-water oil and gas facilities by $10.0 million.
Statement of Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, on the 2011 President's Budget Request 2010
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It was probably invisible from any of the above-water vantage points, and the glass warped the view too much to make the bottom visible from the underwater viewing areas.
BELLY UP STUART GIBBS 2010
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Though the above-water graphics suck, the diving itself is an enveloping, scarily realistic experience.
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Most of the action takes place on the touch screen while the top screen is used for underwater and above-water maps.
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