All 3 Uses of
altitude
in
Atlas Shrugged
- "Miss Taggart" she said, "I am not your equal in philosophical altitude.†
Chpt 2.2
- She knew she had chosen the most dangerous route, over too long a stretch of the worst mountain barrier-but it was the shortest line, and safety lay in altitude, and no mountains seemed dangerous compared to the dispatcher of Bradshaw.†
Chpt 2.10
- He was losing altitude just when she had expected him to climb.†
Chpt 2.10 *
Definition:
-
(altitude) elevation (height) -- typically above sea level or above the earth's surface
or:
(metaphorically) a desirable height