ground level
noun
plural ground levels
1
a
: the level of the ground taken as a reference point
From ground level, the arrayed fields of feed corn and soybeans look … like sprint tracks or Olympic pools, replete with the angles and alleys of serious tennis.—
David Foster Wallace
David Foster WallaceThese survey flights were conducted at 300 feet above ground level. During the return flight to Schefferville, the aircraft descended and flew over terrain at an altitude varying between 100 and 40 feet above ground level.—Targeted New Service
compare sea level
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b
: the story (see story entry 3 sense 1a) of a building with its floor aligned to ground level : ground floor sense 1
It was a two-story house with white siding on the ground level …—Neil Sheehan
Neil Sheehan2
: the state of a physical system (as of an atomic nucleus or an atom) having the least energy of all the possible states : ground state
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East Wing rooms are shaded, and those on both ground levels have a very private garden patio or two.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
However, borax will not work on pests that aren't interested in eating it, such as termites, bed bugs, mosquitoes, flying insects above ground level, or any number of other outdoor pests, such as slugs and snails.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
How Vanuatu Ecotours steers visitors to local businesses Vanuatu Ecotours is another example of how the value-over-volume idea looks at ground level.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Earlier this week, previous Late Show host David Letterman joined Colbert on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York to chuck several pieces of furniture (and a cake) onto a bullseye at ground level painted with the CBS logo.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
However, borax will not work on pests that aren't interested in eating it, such as termites, bed bugs, mosquitoes, flying insects above ground level, or any number of other outdoor pests, such as slugs and snails.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
How Vanuatu Ecotours steers visitors to local businesses Vanuatu Ecotours is another example of how the value-over-volume idea looks at ground level.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Earlier this week, previous Late Show host David Letterman joined Colbert on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York to chuck several pieces of furniture (and a cake) onto a bullseye at ground level painted with the CBS logo.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 May 2026
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“Ground level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20level. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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