as in elevation
an area of high ground
the air is thinner at higher altitudes
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Recent Examples of altitudes
Warmer temperatures at higher altitudes can create an inversion, putting a cap on cooler air nearer the ground.
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
The zoo is home to Chilean flamingoes, which are smaller, live in high altitudes and can tolerate extreme temperatures — even well below freezing — much more so than the Caribbean kind, which Bernier said the zoo once owned and had to put inside a building for half the year.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2024
At high altitudes, rays reflect off surfaces like clouds or the airplane wing.
—Sara Button, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
Manned aircraft, except during takeoff and landing, operate at much higher altitudes, making their flight patterns more distinct from drones.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The 24 satellites that Mission Space is building will be deployed in multiple layers at different altitudes to see the difference of data between the layers.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
These included temperature, wind speed and air pressure measurements at different altitudes.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
The Recording In the 44-minute recording, the pilots reported seeing unidentified red, circular lights and objects moving erratically toward the ocean and returning at various altitudes, with one saying the objects moved in corkscrew patterns and at extreme speeds.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
This part connects the rocket’s two stages, enabling it to separate at high altitudes.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
The zoo is home to Chilean flamingoes, which are smaller, live in high altitudes and can tolerate extreme temperatures — even well below freezing — much more so than the Caribbean kind, which Bernier said the zoo once owned and had to put inside a building for half the year.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2024
At high altitudes, rays reflect off surfaces like clouds or the airplane wing.
—Sara Button, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
Manned aircraft, except during takeoff and landing, operate at much higher altitudes, making their flight patterns more distinct from drones.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The 24 satellites that Mission Space is building will be deployed in multiple layers at different altitudes to see the difference of data between the layers.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
These included temperature, wind speed and air pressure measurements at different altitudes.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
The Recording In the 44-minute recording, the pilots reported seeing unidentified red, circular lights and objects moving erratically toward the ocean and returning at various altitudes, with one saying the objects moved in corkscrew patterns and at extreme speeds.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
This part connects the rocket’s two stages, enabling it to separate at high altitudes.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altitudes
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Mendoza’s elevations clock in at around 3,280 feet and intense sunlight from the semi-arid climate paired with strong winds from the Andes make for a perfect storm providing optimal wine growing conditions.Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The forecast suggests that higher elevations and regions typically known for a white Christmas are more likely to see snow, but the key factor for lower elevations will depend on temperatures during Christmas Eve and Day.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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That translates to power and speed, even going up hills.Scott Kramer, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Black Heritage Trail takes visitors from North Jersey to South, from the ocean to the hills, touching major cities and small towns.Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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By 2100, the study warns, storms in the Pacific Northwest could temporarily raise ocean heights up to three times more than current levels, dramatically increasing flood risks.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The two cooks' successes and failures are great fun to watch, particularly the series of scenes in which Child, having just enrolled in a cooking program, practices cutting hundreds of onions, the slices forming a pile that matches her own impressive height.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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The mountains of the West, parts of Michigan and New York, along with interior northern New England likely have enough snow on the ground now that at least an inch of it will stick around through Christmas Day.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Western Siskiyou County is similarly advised, while those in the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada mountains and Western Plumas County and Lassen Park County should also take care.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Altitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altitudes. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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