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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The final blast triggered a tsunami as high as 20 meters above sea level.
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The work focuses on the storm's activity in a region of Earth's ionosphere called the E layer, which sits in the upper atmosphere about 56 miles to 75 miles (90 to 120 kilometers) above sea level.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 20 May 2025
Around 230 million people live less than 1 meter (3.2 feet) above sea level.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Our second port of call would give us access to an ancient Greco-Roman theater, a village with cinematic ties, vineyards 800 meters above sea level, and the largest mountain of its kind in Europe.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The work focuses on the storm's activity in a region of Earth's ionosphere called the E layer, which sits in the upper atmosphere about 56 miles to 75 miles (90 to 120 kilometers) above sea level.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 20 May 2025
Around 230 million people live less than 1 meter (3.2 feet) above sea level.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Our second port of call would give us access to an ancient Greco-Roman theater, a village with cinematic ties, vineyards 800 meters above sea level, and the largest mountain of its kind in Europe.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
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“Sea level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20level. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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