ground level
noun
plural ground levels
1
a
: the level of the ground taken as a reference point
From ground level, the arrayed fields of feed corn and soybeans look … like sprint tracks or Olympic pools, replete with the angles and alleys of serious tennis.—
David Foster Wallace
David Foster WallaceThese survey flights were conducted at 300 feet above ground level. During the return flight to Schefferville, the aircraft descended and flew over terrain at an altitude varying between 100 and 40 feet above ground level.—Targeted New Service
compare sea level
Targeted New Service
b
: the story (see story entry 3 sense 1a) of a building with its floor aligned to ground level : ground floor sense 1
It was a two-story house with white siding on the ground level …—Neil Sheehan
Neil Sheehan2
: the state of a physical system (as of an atomic nucleus or an atom) having the least energy of all the possible states : ground state
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The team briefly calculated winds within the tornado at more than 300 mph just above ground level, some of the highest in history.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 June 2024
The hospital's ground level will include a large multipurpose green space in front of the tower entrances designed to be used by the community, which Mladucky said is rare downtown.
—Tyler Spence, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2024
The site of Friday’s event, at 320 and 340 Nevins St., is expected to be transformed into a two-building brick-and-glass housing complex with shopping space at ground level.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024
When the Bayshore mall garage's rooftop collapsed, sending piles of snow and concrete down to ground level, cars were damaged but no one was hurt.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 June 2024
The hospital's ground level will include a large multipurpose green space in front of the tower entrances designed to be used by the community, which Mladucky said is rare downtown.
—Tyler Spence, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2024
The site of Friday’s event, at 320 and 340 Nevins St., is expected to be transformed into a two-building brick-and-glass housing complex with shopping space at ground level.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024
When the Bayshore mall garage's rooftop collapsed, sending piles of snow and concrete down to ground level, cars were damaged but no one was hurt.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Ground level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20level. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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