sea level
noun
: the level of the surface of the sea especially at its mean position midway between mean high and low water compare ground level sense 1a
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Their native vines planted on the mountain are at altitudes ranging from 900 to 1200 meters above sea level.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Commercial airplane cabins are pressurized and heated, so flying at altitudes as high as 7 miles above sea level is safe.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Scientists have repeatedly sounded the alarm over the melting snow and ice on the island, warning the loss of ice mass risks increased greenhouse gas emissions and rising sea levels.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
The 36-inch pipeline along Sunset Boulevard feeds water into Brentwood and Palisades Village before winding along Palisades Drive toward communities in the Highlands several hundred feet above sea level.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Commercial airplane cabins are pressurized and heated, so flying at altitudes as high as 7 miles above sea level is safe.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Scientists have repeatedly sounded the alarm over the melting snow and ice on the island, warning the loss of ice mass risks increased greenhouse gas emissions and rising sea levels.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
The 36-inch pipeline along Sunset Boulevard feeds water into Brentwood and Palisades Village before winding along Palisades Drive toward communities in the Highlands several hundred feet above sea level.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Sea level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20level. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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