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underground

 
 
/ˈʌndəgraʊnd/ adjective, adverb

Translation

UNDER SURFACE under the surface of the ground
yer altı, yer altında
underground caves an animal that lives underground2428
POLITICAL ACTIVITY Underground political activities are secret and illegal.
yer altı, gizli, gizliden gizliye
an underground political organization1985682
(Definition of underground adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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