water level
noun
1
: an instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough or in a U-shaped tube
2
: the surface of still water: such as
a
: the level assumed by the surface of a particular body or column of water
b
: the waterline of a vessel
Examples of water level in a Sentence
Check the water level of the swimming pool.
We should have good water levels through the summer after all this rain.
Recent Examples on the Web
Plus, checking the water level required opening the tank, which was an inconvenience.
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Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
If peak storm surge tied to the potential storm occurs in tandem with high tide, forecasts suggested that water levels could rise as much as 4 feet along stretches of the Gulf Coast in Texas and Mexico.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 June 2024
North of the airport, in the Edgewood area that had just received bigger pipes as part of a project to better deal with flooding, water levels rose to near waist-deep levels, pushing into homes.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
In the marshes of southern Iraq, where water levels are about half their average historical levels, wages have fallen precipitously.
—Peter Schwartzstein, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2017
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Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
If peak storm surge tied to the potential storm occurs in tandem with high tide, forecasts suggested that water levels could rise as much as 4 feet along stretches of the Gulf Coast in Texas and Mexico.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 June 2024
North of the airport, in the Edgewood area that had just received bigger pipes as part of a project to better deal with flooding, water levels rose to near waist-deep levels, pushing into homes.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
In the marshes of southern Iraq, where water levels are about half their average historical levels, wages have fallen precipitously.
—Peter Schwartzstein, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2017
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“Water level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20level. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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