Both Uses of
altitude
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- After placing the little creature with its mother, he stood and carefully examined the sky, to ascertain the time of night from the altitudes of the stars.†
Chpt 1-3 *
- The sill was three or four feet above the ground, and for a moment one was at a loss for an explanation of this exceptional altitude, till ruts immediately beneath suggested that the door was used solely for the passage of articles and persons to and from the level of a vehicle standing on the outside.†
Chpt 40-42
Definition:
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(altitude) elevation (height) -- typically above sea level or above the earth's surface
or:
(metaphorically) a desirable height