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[ noun ] the height of the ground on which something stands

Synonyms

grade

Examples

: "the base of the tower was below grade"

Used in print

(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)

The illustration ( fig. 11 ) shows this shelter with the roof at ground_level and mounded_over .

The same shelter could be built into an embankment or below ground_level .

Related terms

elevation grade

2
[ noun ] the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building

Related terms

floor

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