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🔈 Not intense 🧑‍💼 Of low rank 🚁 Near the ground 💻 Close to hardware
low-level

low-level

5 3.7
Happening close to the ground
  • adjective
  • /ˈloʊˌlɛvəl/
: a baja altura
  • At 9:38 p.m., pilot Gordon Forbes is performing a low-level simulated assault.

And the a six was a flying coffin because it came in so low level.

Examples

  • We're getting GMAIC estimates from our latest low-level overflights.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • One of the pilots who buzzed the jail at low level saw prisoners waving from the roof.

    Blog text (19)

  • The pilot and his passenger zoom at low level over buildings.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • We're commencing low-level photography runs this morning.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The rescue team performed a low-level flight to survey the area after the flood.

  • They conducted a low-level reconnaissance mission to avoid detection.

  • During training, the pilots were instructed on low-level navigation techniques.

Synonyms

low
vslow-level
408 1.0

Near the ground in height

is limited to flights or events near the ground rather than any small height
low-altitude
vslow-level
10 4.3

Happening near the ground or sea level

is used for flights or events occurring near the ground

Antonyms

high-altitude
38 4.2

Located high above sea level

How Low

low-level
5 3.7
high-altitude
38 4.2

Surface Forms

low-level positive

Morphology

low-level = low + level (transparent) = low + level

A literal compound referring to a low altitude or height; the meaning follows directly from the components.

Etymology

The word low-level comes from low ('not high') and level ('height' or 'flat surface'). Think of something at ground level; that is why a low-level flight or pass happens close to the ground.