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base level
noun
, Geology.
- the lowest level to which running water can erode the land.
base level
noun
- the lowest level to which a land surface can be eroded by streams, which is, ultimately, sea level
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Word History and Origins
Origin of base level1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
And, where those cannot be achieved, at least a base-level opposition to tyranny, reaction, religious fundamentalism, and so on.
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Such regions of faint relief, worn down to near base level by subaërial agencies, are known as peneplains (almost plains).
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The small loop end will stick out below the spiral and prevent it standing on a base level.
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The top and base level of each piece of wall had to be marked on it; and the levels could then be measured off to fixed points.
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No definite degree of slope can be fixed upon as marking a base-level.
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A peneplain, therefore, is a surface which has been brought toward, but not to base-level.
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