All 10 Uses of
altitude
in
Airborn
- We'll keep our present altitude, thank you, Mr. Kahlo.†
Chpt 2.
- "Well, either to lose some altitude or because we're beyond pressure height."†
Chpt 3.
- "Tell me," Kate asked, "at what altitude does the Aurora sail?"
Chpt 3. *altitude = elevation (height above sea level)
- The pages were covered with small neat lines of ink: date, position, wind speed, altitude, observations.†
Chpt 5.
- With every day his course veered more to the east, as he tried to catch favorable winds at different altitudes.†
Chpt 5.
- One after another, one of the creatures–a female I now realize—would soar to a great altitude, seven thousand feet or so.†
Chpt 5.
- I watched more females make the climb to the birthing altitude and then release their newborns into the air.†
Chpt 5.
- This was an altitude I usually only saw when we were coming in for landing.†
Chpt 7.
- We were having engine trouble, sir, and losing altitude.†
Chpt 16.
- Gradually, it gained more altitude.†
Chpt 20.
Definition:
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(altitude) elevation (height) -- typically above sea level or above the earth's surface
or:
(metaphorically) a desirable height