mean sea level

noun

1. See sea level
   (in the UK) the sea level used by the Ordnance Survey as a datum level, determined at Newlyn in Cornwall See sea level

mean sea level

1. See under sea level

Example Sentences

Between 1901 and 2010, the global mean sea level rose by about 7.4 inches.

From The Daily Beast

The result of this is a mean error of 35 feet in Coropunas elevation above mean sea level.

From Project Gutenberg

Can we not find that mean sea-level now, hushing alike the voices of adulation and of depreciation?

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The principal peak east of the Salween is on the Loi Lan ridge, 7109 ft. above mean sea-level.

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Its crest, as planned, will be at an elevation of 115 feet above mean sea-level, or 30 feet above the normal level of the lake.

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Related Words

• water level