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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Other cabins are at ground level for entry, but the interiors are not maneuverable with a wheelchair easily.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
To a person at ground level, Delaney Hall seems to go on forever.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits all aircraft operations, including drone flights, within a 3-nautical-mile radius and up to 3,000 feet above ground level around certain stadiums hosting World Cup matches.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Ogden Avenue used to run northeast-southwest through Old Town and into Cabrini-Green, and then rose over a viaduct above Halsted and Division streets and Goose Island before returning to ground level at Sangamon Street in West Town.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
To a person at ground level, Delaney Hall seems to go on forever.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits all aircraft operations, including drone flights, within a 3-nautical-mile radius and up to 3,000 feet above ground level around certain stadiums hosting World Cup matches.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Ogden Avenue used to run northeast-southwest through Old Town and into Cabrini-Green, and then rose over a viaduct above Halsted and Division streets and Goose Island before returning to ground level at Sangamon Street in West Town.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 June 2026
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“Ground level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20level. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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