mean sea level

noun

1. (in the UK) the sea level used by the Ordnance Survey as a datum level, determined at Newlyn in Cornwall See sea level

mean sea level

1. See under sea level

Example Sentences

The fjords plunge 4,856 feet and 2,034 feet, respectively, below the global mean sea level.

From Scientific American

“All the information we had was about global mean temperature, global mean sea level. We couldn’t talk in the language of things that people cared about.”

From Scientific American

The Met Office said the mean sea level pressure reading for England and Wales in November is the lowest ever, breaking a record which had stood since 1916.

From Washington Times

The Met Office said the mean sea level pressure reading for England and Wales in November is the lowest ever, breaking a record that had stood since 1916.

From Washington Times

The last of the helicopter’s data transmissions sent every three minutes indicated it was traveling in a northwesterly direction at an altitude of 144 feet above mean sea level at 107 mph, the report said.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• water level