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altitude

[al-ti-tood, -tyood] / ˈæl tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
NOUN
height in the sky
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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ADS-B Out continually broadcasts an aircraft’s location, altitude, speed and identification number, giving air-traffic control better situational awareness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Several of his players are already accustomed to some altitude from playing for clubs in Johannesburg, at 5,751 feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

So far, though, the SpaceX AI play is getting a lot less altitude than its rockets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

In the last 20 minutes of games, with that heat, with the humidity, altitude - you need to keep him as fresh as you can.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

That I proposed to climb to the cruising altitude of an Airbus 300 jetliner struck me, at that moment, as preposterous, or worse.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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