water level
noun
1
: an instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough or in a U-shaped tube
2
: the surface of still water: such as
a
: the level assumed by the surface of a particular body or column of water
b
: the waterline of a vessel
Examples of water level in a Sentence
Check the water level of the swimming pool.
We should have good water levels through the summer after all this rain.
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Unlike most geological processes, which unfold over millions of years, rising and falling water levels happen relatively quickly.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Tehran, the capital, has also struggled with falling water levels and periodic rationing, while major lakes such as Lake Urmia in the northwest have largely dried up after decades of mismanagement and reduced inflow.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Its water levels are falling at around 7 inches a day, according to Brazil’s geological service.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The death toll from heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said Friday, as residents of the flooded city of Hoi An started cleanup operations as the water levels began to subside.
—Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Tehran, the capital, has also struggled with falling water levels and periodic rationing, while major lakes such as Lake Urmia in the northwest have largely dried up after decades of mismanagement and reduced inflow.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Its water levels are falling at around 7 inches a day, according to Brazil’s geological service.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The death toll from heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said Friday, as residents of the flooded city of Hoi An started cleanup operations as the water levels began to subside.
—Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Water level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20level. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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