Earth's surface

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Earth's surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"

surface

layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"

floor - the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water

floor - the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave"

geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"

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