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Water level   /wˈɔtər lˈɛvəl/   Listen
Water level

noun
1.
The level of the surface of a body of water.
2.
Underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water.  Synonyms: groundwater level, water table.
3.
A line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship.  Synonyms: water line, waterline.
4.
A water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube.





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"Water level" Quotes from Famous Books



... is a fit mate in audacity to the falls themselves. It is the highest in the world for it rises 400 feet above the low water level. Its main parabolic arch is a 500 foot span while the total length is 650 feet. Although its construction was fraught with contrast hazard it only cost two lives, despite the fact that seven hundred white men and two thousand natives were employed on it. In the building of the Firth of Forth ...
— An African Adventure • Isaac F. Marcosson


Words linked to "Water level" :   sea level, water glass, water line, Plimsoll mark, Plimsoll line, elevation, load line, formation, line, water gage, plimsoll, water gauge, geological formation


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