water level
The level of a body of water, especially when measured above a datum lineThe level of a body of water, especially when measured above a datum line.
» The flood water reached the level of the windows.
Паводковые воды достигли уровня окон.
Meaning
5 sensesThe level of a body of water, especially when measured above a datum line.
Wasserspiegel, Wasserstand
the level of the surface of a body of water
The level of the water table below ground.
underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water
The waterline of a ship.
Wasserlinie
(also, attributive)(Relating to) an instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes connected by a pipe.
Schlauchwaage
a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
(attributive)Of a route that follows a riverbank or shoreline.
Examples
29 sentencesThe flood water reached the level of the windows.
ruПаводковые воды достигли уровня окон.
Tom's mobile phone fell out of his pocket into the pool when he leaned over to check the water level.
ruМобильный Тома выпал у него из кармана в бассейн, когда он наклонился, чтобы проверить уровень воды.
deToms Mobiltelefon fiel aus seiner Tasche ins Schwimmbecken, als er sich vornüberbeugte, um den Wasserstand festzustellen.
Tom's mobile phone fell out of his pocket and into the pool when he leaned over to check the water level.
The water level rose very quickly.
deDer Wasserstand stieg sehr schnell an.
The water level is very high.
ruУровень воды очень высокий.
Translations
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Forms
plural: water levels| Singular | water level |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water:water tablegroundwater level
- a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship:waterlinewater line