Dead Sea

noun

1. a salt lake between Israel and Jordan: the lowest lake in the world, more than 1,400 feet (430 meters) below sea level. Water from the lake, whose extreme salinity and high mineral content make it inhospitable to plant or animal life, has been used for health purposes since ancient times.

Dead Sea

noun

1. a lake between Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank, now 420 m (1378 ft) below sea level; originally 390 m (1285 ft): the lowest lake in the world, with no outlet and very high salinity; outline, esp at the southern end, reduced considerably in recent years. Area: originally about 950 sq km (365 sq miles); by 2003 about 625 sq km (240 sq miles)

Dead Sea

1. Salt lake on the border between Israel and Jordan .

Notes

Its shore, at approximately thirteen hundred feet below sea level, is the lowest point of dry land on Earth .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dead Sea¹

First recorded in 1300–50

Example Sentences

After the attacks, many residents were moved into a hotel by the Dead Sea - the David Hotel - some 90 minutes' drive away.

From BBC

Related species have been found in the depths of the Baltic seas, the soil of Antarctica, and the Dead Sea, which is why humans rarely come into contact with them, he says.

From Science Magazine

The National Science Foundation funded the study, titled "Halophilic nematodes live in America's Dead Sea," with additional funding from the University of Utah.

From Science Daily

In 1947, Muhammad edh-Dhib, a young Bedouin shepherd looking for a sheep gone astray, discovered a hidden cave that contained the Dead Sea Scrolls, the earliest known version of most of the Hebrew Bible.

From New York Times

It was a bittersweet moment for the residents of Be’eri, who have been living in a Dead Sea hotel since their community was overrun.

From Seattle Times