GROUND LEVEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ground level mean? 

• GROUND LEVEL (noun)
  The noun GROUND LEVEL has 2 senses:

1. the height of the ground on which something stands

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

  Familiarity information: GROUND LEVEL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROUND LEVEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The height of the ground on which something stands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

grade; ground level

Context example:

the base of the tower was below grade

Hypernyms ("ground level" is a kind of...):

elevation (distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level))

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

first floor; ground floor; ground level

Hypernyms ("ground level" is a kind of...):

floor; level; storey; story (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale)

 Context examples 

"Bad" ozone is at ground level.

(Ozone, Environmental Protection Agency)

There's no way to monitor Antarctic glaciers from ground level over the long term.

(Huge Cavity in Antarctic Glacier Signals Rapid Decay, NASA)

The electrons in the ionosphere normally reflect radio waves back to ground level, enabling long-distance radio communications.

(Solar Storms Can Drain Electrical Charge Above Earth, NASA)

Observing the glaciers from ground level is difficult because of their huge geographic expanse and inaccessibility, so the researchers turned to satellite images.

(NASA Finds Asian Glaciers Slowed by Ice Loss, NASA)

Many other factors also change the ground level, such as the movement of tectonic plates, volcanic activity, high- and low-pressure weather systems, and Earth's slow rebound from the last ice age.

(Sierras Lost Water Weight, Grew Taller During Drought, NASA)