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1 sea level
(the level of the surface of the sea used as a base from which the height of land can be measured: three hundred metres above sea level.) sjávarmál -
2 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) léttir, linun2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) neyðar-/fjárhagshjálp3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) afleysingamaður4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) frelsun5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) upphleypt mynd•- relieve- relieved -
3 ridge
[ri‹]1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) kambur, ás, hryggur2) (a long narrow row of hills.) (fjalls)hryggur3) (anything like a ridge in shape: A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map.) hæðarhryggur4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) hryggur -
4 altitude
['æltitju:d](height above sea-level: What is the altitude of the town?) hæð yfir sjávarmáli -
5 elevation
1) (the act of elevating, or state of being elevated.) upphækkun, hækkun í tign2) (height above sea-level: at an elevation of 1,500 metres.) hæð yfir sjávarmáli3) (an architect's drawing of one side of a building.) hliðarmynd, útlitsmynd
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