mean sea level

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mean sea level

noun mean sea levels

countable, uncountable The mean altitude of the ocean surface, averaged over all high and low tides at a particular location.
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@misc{mean_sea_level_2026,
  title = {mean sea level},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mean%20sea%20level},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}