above sea level , ASL (abbreviation) , a.s.l. (abbreviation)

His head was still above the level of the ground.

He kept his eyes above the level of their hands.

There was one way of getting above ground level, though.

It was still a bit above the 1989 level of 85.

They remain 4 percent above levels of the 1987 period.

The action takes place well above the level of reality.

I knew we must now be above the level of the valley.

Why shouldn't they try to rise above the common level?

The station is three to four stories above street level.

It is just high enough to get him above sea level.