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altitudes

noun

plural of altitude

as in elevation

an area of high ground the air is thinner at higher altitudes

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Recent Examples of altitudes HGVs generally travel at high altitudes, where the thinner atmosphere reduces aerodynamic drag. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 It’s also tested across millions of miles in testing environments, ranging from the 50‑degree heat of the desert and sub‑40‑degree cold of the Arctic, to altitudes of 10,000 ft in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. — New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026 The fourth is a biothermoshock Gesha ($12) grown in high altitudes, moving from extreme hot and cold temperatures over a short period of time. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 Monarchs travel up to 3,000 miles to their wintering destinations in central Mexico, where Oyamel fir forests (or, Abies religiosa) grow at high altitudes (around 7,800-11,800 feet). — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Over the next 30 months, the 10,000+ flights that pass through it during trial hours will be required to adjust their altitudes to avoid generating contrails. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026 If all goes well, the conjoined spacecraft known as BepiColombo will enter orbit around Mercury in November and split from each other in December to map and study the entire planet from different altitudes. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 As the crisp autumn air starts to settle in at higher altitudes around the United States, the dazzling display of fall foliage isn’t far behind. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026 The only trees to have taken root were those able to survive in high altitudes and cold climates, and so, in among the red, yellow, brown and orange leaves, there were a good proportion of deep-green conifer needles. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

As for the elevations, McGraw will be making his NFL debut and Smith will be making his Dolphins debut.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
The parade of atmospheric river storms that could soak flatlanders could just as easily deliver record-breaking powder at higher, colder elevations.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of elevation

Noun

Hours after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was shot to death inside his bedroom in the hills above Port-au-Prince, one of the Haitian Americans involved in the plot to oust him from power was desperate.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Located on a quiet lane, a stay here offers the best of the UK countryside with rolling hills and farmland on one side.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Rooms Faraway Sag Harbor has 67 guest rooms and suites, including a handful of lofts with double-height ceilings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
That’s a delicate way of saying that the neighborhood, for all its density and height, is still a little underpopulated.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of height

Noun

Skydance will have a mountain of debt, projected to be north of $80 billion, after assuming the debt burdens of previous M&A incurred by Paramount and WBD and raising new debt financing.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Some parts of the mountains could get frost Wednesday morning, officials say.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

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