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Definition of Ground level

1. Noun. The height of the ground on which something stands. "The base of the tower was below grade"

2. Noun. The floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ground Level

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ground ivy ground lamella ground laurel ground level (current term) ground loop ground mobile force ground mobile forces ground noise ground offensive ground out

ground pangolin ground pangolins ground pine ground pink ground plan ground pounder ground proximity warning system ground proximity warning systems

Literary usage of Ground level

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science by Indiana Academy of Science (1922)
"It will be noted that tl grave in the middle of the original mound is the only one placed belo the ground level, the others being at four different levels, ..."

2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1885)
"... the air that mar be forced out at the ground-level through the inlet is not of sufficient foulness to cause annoyance; while, what is very important, ..."

3. The Metallurgy of Zinc and Cadmium by Walter Renton Ingalls (1903)
"The furnace may be made to coincide with the ground level, its lower part FIGS. 250 AND 251. SKETCH SHOWING DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS OF DISTILLATION ..."

4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1893)
"... which was conducted parallel with the river, cut obliquely across a road which was buried only about 18 inches below the present ground level ..."

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