waterpeil

Definitions of waterpeil
  1. noun
    a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
    synonyms: waterhoogte, wateroppervlak, wateroppervlakte, waterspiegel, waterstand
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    type of:
    waterdruk, waterpeilglas
    gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
  2. noun
    the level of the surface of a body of water
    synonyms: waterhoogte, waterstand
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    types:
    zeespiegel
    level of the ocean's surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide); used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depth
  3. noun
    gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
    synonyms: waterdruk, waterpeilglas
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    types:
    waterhoogte, wateroppervlak, wateroppervlakte, waterspiegel, waterstand
    a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
    type of:
    peilglas, proefglas, spoorbreedte, spoorwijdte
    a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
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