GROUND LEVEL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

first floor; ground floor; ground level

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)

Meaning:

The height of the ground on which something stands

Example:

the base of the tower was below grade

Synonyms:

grade; ground level

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

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