sea level
noun
: the level of the surface of the sea especially at its mean position midway between mean high and low water compare ground level sense 1a
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The earthquake struck above sea level, with its epicenter approximately 46 miles west of Petrolia.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
As Greenland’s ice melts and water flows into the ocean, sea level changes, but in ways that might not be intuitive.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
The Delaware Water Gap from New Jersey into Pennsylvania was only 290 feet above sea level while the Cumberland Gap from Virginia into Kentucky and Tennessee is about 300.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
The area – 1,500 meters above sea level – offers sweeping Alpine vistas stretching from the Matterhorn to Mont Blanc, one of Europe’s highest peaks.
—Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
As Greenland’s ice melts and water flows into the ocean, sea level changes, but in ways that might not be intuitive.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
The Delaware Water Gap from New Jersey into Pennsylvania was only 290 feet above sea level while the Cumberland Gap from Virginia into Kentucky and Tennessee is about 300.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
The area – 1,500 meters above sea level – offers sweeping Alpine vistas stretching from the Matterhorn to Mont Blanc, one of Europe’s highest peaks.
—Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Sea level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20level. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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