from above

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: from a higher place or position

It looks like a cross when viewed from above.

: from someone with greater power or authority

waiting for orders from above

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It's estimated that one in every three strikes against Russian tanks and vehicles was carried out by a hobby drone dropping munitions from above or a hobby kamikaze drone loaded with an explosive. —

New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024 The Lane County Sheriff’s Office added that multiple drones and aircraft searched the area from above while dozens of personnel looked by vehicle or on foot. —

David Chiu, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 That linen bedding set from above is going to need a pillow—try one of Parachute’s own plushy options—European white down and available in three different densities. —

Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024 Shards of glass crack underfoot and rubble falls from above as people sweep away the damage from their flats, lobbing detritus off balconies. —

Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for from above