altitude

Example Sentences

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He said he expected the toughest challenges of Everest to include the extreme altitude and the cold - which can reach -30°C and below.

From BBC

When it’s time for his favorite summer training activities, Klaebo can rollerski at altitude and run in obscurity, said Joe Davies, a cross-country skier who lives in the state and has trained with him.

From The Wall Street Journal

The set-up of the two airports puts their planes in the same airspace, with overlapping flight patterns as they land and take off, though they are supposed to fly at different altitudes.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of it takes place in winter, when heavy snowfall pushes snow leopards and their prey to lower altitudes, making their routes easier to track.

From BBC

In mid-May, much of the countryside at higher altitudes was still covered in snow.

From Literature