mean 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
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How to use mean sea level in a sentence
Between 1901 and 2010, the global mean sea level rose by about 7.4 inches.
8 Damning Facts From the U.N.’s Climate Change Report | Miranda Green | September 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe result of this is a mean error of 35 feet in Coropunas elevation above mean sea level.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah BowmanCan we not find that mean sea-level now, hushing alike the voices of adulation and of depreciation?
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St Luke | Henry BurtonThe principal peak east of the Salween is on the Loi Lan ridge, 7109 ft. above mean sea-level.
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.
Problems of the Pacific | Frank Fox
Scientific definitions for mean sea level
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