elevation
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The so-called Nuremberg Drawing of 1300 shows on one side an abandoned design for the tower of the Freiburg Minster and on the other the plan and elevation of three Gothic churches.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Future retreat is expected to continue more slowly as the glacier loses mass and elevation.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Although much of Southern California is too warm for the fruit, Leona Valley sits at about 3,500 feet elevation, giving it chillier winter nights.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Suu Kyi's elevation to a champion of democracy happened almost by accident when she returned home in 1988 to nurse her dying mother.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
He wanted to train me to an elevation I could never reach; it racked me hourly to aspire to the standard he uplifted.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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