above-ground installation

A few above-ground installations glinted, elevator heads and gun positions.

More than 22,000 metric tons of spent fuel are being stored in glowing blue pools and above-ground installations at nuclear plants across the country.

(Applicable only to above-ground installations)

For instance, there are a large number of above-ground installations that would be more effective underground, such as power stations, warehouses, railway yards, and some specialized manufacturing facilities.