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be•low P Pronunciation Key (b -l )
adv.
1. In or to a lower place; beneath.
2.
a. On or to a lower floor; downstairs.
b. Nautical. On or to a lower deck.
3. In a later part of a given text: figures quoted below.
4. Farther down, as along a slope or valley.
5. In or to hell or Hades.
6. On the earth.
7.
a. In a lower rank or class.
b. Below zero in temperature: 40° below.
prep.
1. Underneath; beneath.
2. Lower than, as on a graduated scale.
3. Downstream of: launched the canoe just below the bridge.
4. South of: Guatemala is below Mexico.
5. Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of: Such petty behavior is below me.
sea level
n. Abbr. SL
The level of the ocean's surface, especially the level halfway between mean high and low tide, used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depths.
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