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 ascent is dramatic—a winding, six-mile climb brought us 2,700 feet above sea level.
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Kinsey Giddick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Some Pacific atolls sit just 1 to 2 meters above sea level and are slowly disappearing as waters rise.
—Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
Advertisement In the event of a tsunami warning, people are advised to evacuate immediately and move to high ground and as far inland as possible (at least 100 ft above sea level or one mile inland), and follow the instructions of local authorities.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 July 2025
During the day on Wednesday, the volcano sent ash plumes as high as about 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) above sea level, Russian news outlet Meduza reported, referencing state media reports.
—Nick Mordowanec
barney Henderson
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Kinsey Giddick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Some Pacific atolls sit just 1 to 2 meters above sea level and are slowly disappearing as waters rise.
—Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
Advertisement In the event of a tsunami warning, people are advised to evacuate immediately and move to high ground and as far inland as possible (at least 100 ft above sea level or one mile inland), and follow the instructions of local authorities.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 July 2025
During the day on Wednesday, the volcano sent ash plumes as high as about 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) above sea level, Russian news outlet Meduza reported, referencing state media reports.
—Nick Mordowanec
barney Henderson
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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“Sea level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20level. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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