dead sea

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ded see]
- /dɛd si/
- /ded siː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ded see]
- /dɛd si/

Definitions of dead sea words

noun dead sea a lake between Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank, now 420 m (1378 ft) below sea level; originally 390 m (1285 ft): the lowest lake in the world, with no outlet and very high salinity; outline, esp at the southern end, reduced considerably in recent years. Area: originally about 950 sq km (365 sq miles); by 2003 about 625 sq km (240 sq miles) 3
noun dead sea inland body of salt water on the Israeli-Jordanian border: c. 390 sq mi (1,010 sq km); surface, c. 1,349 ft (411 m) below sea level (the lowest known point on earth) 3
noun dead sea a salt lake between Israel and Jordan: the lowest lake in the world. 46 miles (74 km) long; 10 miles (16 km) wide; 1293 feet (394 meters) below sea level. 1
noun dead sea body of salt water in Middle East 1

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dead sea popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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