Both Uses of
altitude
in
The Hot Zone
- It was like looking at a landscape from high altitude.†
p. 194.5 *
- Kitum Cave opens in a forested valley at an altitude of eight thousand feet on the eastern slope of the mountain.†
p. 389.9
Definition:
elevation (height) -- typically above sea level or above the earth's surface
or:
(metaphorically) a desirable height
or:
(metaphorically) a desirable height