Dead Sea

American  

noun

1. a salt lake between Israel and Jordan: the lowest lake in the world, more than 1,400 feet (430 meters) below sea level. Water from the lake, whose extreme salinity and high mineral content make it inhospitable to plant or animal life, has been used for health purposes since ancient times.

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Dead Sea British  

noun

1. a lake between Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank, now 420 m (1378 ft) below sea level; originally 390 m (1285 ft): the lowest lake in the world, with no outlet and very high salinity; outline, esp at the southern end, reduced considerably in recent years. Area: originally about 950 sq km (365 sq miles); by 2003 about 625 sq km (240 sq miles)

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Dead Sea Cultural  

1. Salt lake on the border between Israel and Jordan.

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Its shore, at approximately thirteen hundred feet below sea level, is the lowest point of dry land on Earth.

Etymology

Origin of Dead Sea

First recorded in 1300–50

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Dead Sea

Nestled on the edge of the Negev desert overlooking the Dead Sea, Arad, which has a population of 30,000, was once known as a prosperous and secular community.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Prof. Ratzon argues that the Dead Sea Scrolls do not clearly support either explanation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

My brother had his bar mitzvah at the mountaintop fortress of Masada overlooking the Dead Sea.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025

We pass through the sand-coloured, rocky land that descends in the direction of the Dead Sea, towards Israel and ultimately Gaza.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025

But water from the Dead Sea did not eliminate the tape worms that filled my brothers’ intestines and mine.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat