- plural of altitude.
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"Once communities are involved, conservation becomes more sustainable," says Deepshikha Sharma, programme manager with NCF's High Altitudes initiative.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Altitudes may be referenced to mean sea level, but this, too, is only an approximation; sea level depends on the tide, on the season, on which side of the Panama Canal you are on.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2015
Unlike most of his colleagues, Goddard believed rocketry was a viable technology, and his paper, primly titled "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes," was designed to prove it.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Altitudes may also be advantageously employed, especially as regards wind and air pressure.
From Time Magazine Archive
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After I had completed my observation of Equal Altitudes today Capt.
From The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by Lewis, Meriwether