dead sea

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   a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level

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   Part ofIsraelJordan

Questions about dead sea

What does dead sea mean?

dead sea means "a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level".

Is dead sea a common word?

dead sea is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.