All 3 Uses of
altitude
in
Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
- ...the plane clawed for altitude, jerking and sliding on the wind currents as the pilot took off,
p. 2.3altitude = elevation (to rise higher)
- So he left the plane running, holding altitude, and kept trying the radio.
p. 22.3altitude = elevation (height above sea level)
- The plane went into a glide, a very fast glide that ate altitude, and suddenly there weren't any lakes.
p. 25.4 *
Definition:
elevation (height) -- typically above sea level or above the earth's surface
or:
(metaphorically) a desirable height
or:
(metaphorically) a desirable height