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altitude

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


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On October 3, Pyongyang test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that Kim Yo Jong said employed unspecified artificial intelligence technology and was "capable of changing its flight orbit at a low altitude".

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The dive is arrested and the jet gains about 5,000 feet in altitude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

It was an unstable ride, with the plane’s altitude rising and falling some 500 feet as they made their way to Tabuk Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Passengers described rushing the cockpit and a fight for control after the plane suddenly plummeted -- losing around 17,000 feet of altitude in the span of a minute, according to the Flightradar24 website.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

That day the Freedom 7 traveled for a total of 15:02 minutes and 302 miles at an altitude of 115 miles high in the sky.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Strong winds at high altitudes can weaken or disperse the disturbances before they reach the mesosphere, where they may become visible through a phenomenon known as airglow.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

"It allows for operations at very low altitudes -- it is controlled by a signal from space, bypassing the radio horizon and the Earth's curvature -- factors that otherwise limit ground-based remote control signals."

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The drones are authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration and travel at altitudes between 250 and 400 feet, Robertson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

They came from different words and lived at different altitudes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

He was particularly interested in medical issues involving advanced aircraft, such as the oxygen deprivation that occurs at high altitudes.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson


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