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al·ti·tude

altitude

 
 
pronunciation:
ael tih tud
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part of speech: noun
definition: When we talk about how high an airplane is flying, we are talking about the plane's altitude. Altitude is the height of a thing above earth or above sea level.
Once the plane reached a high altitude above the clouds, the flight was very smooth.These animals have adapted to living at a high altitude in the mountains.
synonyms:
height
similar words:
tallness
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