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

Dead Sea swims, drinking at nightclubs, and hanging out with Israel Defense Forces soldiers are still essential components of most trips, which differ in itinerary depending on the tour theme and provider.

From Slate

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

From BBC

In the coming months at the Dead Sea hotel, Shir says she struggled as people began to leave - some to homes elsewhere in the country or to stay with families, others seeking to escape their memories by heading abroad.

From BBC

Barbie Halaska, a necropsy specialist with the Marine Mammal Center, showed visitors the milk-rich tissue enveloping the single six-inch incisions she had made in the chests of six of the dead sea lions that had died at the Morro Bay center.

From Los Angeles Times

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