ground level
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2.4
- noun
- /ɡraʊnd ˈlɛvəl/
:
a nivel del suelo
- The main entrance to the building is located at ground level for easier access.
- ground-level ozone
- ground-level concentration
- ground-level PM2.5
So I think we're fine and we're way closer to the to the ground level in this new place.
- So I think we're fine and we're way closer to the to the ground level in this new place.
- are from here at the ground level of where they are now, but the temple continues underground,
- And what I kind of like to do is I'll just put it in roughly at ground level here and just backfill around it, get it in there.
- They put rocks on the they put bricks or rocks from the ground level.
Examples
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The entire project was at ground level to prevent exposure to possible gas accumulation or pipe collapse.
Academic text (1998) -
You'll see a pedestrian ramp that goes down to the ground level.
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And that one must always begin from ground level as if you know nothing.
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Might we continue this at ground level?
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- Target everyone at ground level.
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We are creating something magnificent, and we're creating it right from the ground level.
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The opening was set at ground level in a grand but alien forest.
Fiction book (2000) -
Everyone needs to evacuate the area - and return to ground level.
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The opening into this canyon is at ground level through a crack in a 70-foot wall of sandstone.
Academic text (1995) -
We entered this canyon at ground level through a two-foot crack in the sandstone rock.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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1.0
The solid surface of the earth that people walk on and plants grow in
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1.0
The flat surface at the bottom of a room, building, or natural area
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1.0
A floor in a building
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1.1
The floor at ground level in American English and the floor above the ground floor in British English
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A building level at the same height as the street
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the level of the ground or the floor nearest to it' is directly and compositionally derived from 'ground' (earth surface) + 'level' (a horizontal plane or story), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This noun–noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward English compounding patterns, making the expression immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Ground level comes from the simple image of a floor that sits at the same height as the outside ground and so is the building's bottom level. Imagine a door that opens straight onto the street with no steps; that's why ground level means the floor or area of a building that is 'at or nearest to the ground'.