sea level

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sea level

noun sea levels

  1. countable, uncountable The nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured. The summit of Everest is 5.5 miles above sea level.

    Similar: mean sea level, MSL

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noun nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured

Españolnivel del mar
한국어해면 haemyeon, 해수면 haesumyeon
日本語海面 kaimen, 海水面 kai suimen
中文海平面 hǎipíngmiàn, 海面 hǎimiàn
हिन्दीसमुद्र तल samudra tal
Kiswahiliusawa wa bahari
Portuguêsnível do mar
Françaisniveau de la mer
DeutschMeeresspiegel
Italianolivello del mare
Ελληνικάστάθμη θάλασσας státhmi thálassas
Românănivelul mării
Русскийу́ровень мо́ря úrovenʹ mórja
Tiếng Việtmực nước biển

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@misc{sea_level_2026,
  title = {sea level},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sea%20level},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}