street level

Where pedestrians walk

Street level refers to the ground floor of a building or the height of the sidewalk, as opposed to above or below ground: a street-level entrance, street-level retail space.

Figuratively, street level describes a perspective from ordinary experience rather than from positions of authority or abstraction: street-level bureaucrats, What does this policy look like at street level?

Opposites
vertical position

street levelelevated

Raised above usual level

subterranean · underground · rooftop · basement · upper floor

organizational hierarchy

street levelexecutive level

Senior organizational rank

top-level · headquarters · C-suite · boardroom · high-level

perspective or vantage point

street levelbird's-eye view

View from high above

aerial view · big picture · abstract · removed · detached

Family

street, level, streets, levels, leveled, leveling, leveler, levelers, levelness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G