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 sea level teams, predictably, had an abysmal record in the second game, which landed on days three or four in elevation.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
This is increasing sea levels around the world and making critical resources like rare earths and uranium on Greenland more accessible to exploitation.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
Melt from Greenland accounts for more than one-quarter of the current rate of global sea level rise, which has surged to more than 4 millimeters a year.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Rising sea levels also threatened the home of future generations.
—Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
This is increasing sea levels around the world and making critical resources like rare earths and uranium on Greenland more accessible to exploitation.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
Melt from Greenland accounts for more than one-quarter of the current rate of global sea level rise, which has surged to more than 4 millimeters a year.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Rising sea levels also threatened the home of future generations.
—Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Sea level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20level. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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