altitude

Example Sentences

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Yet the low altitude and slow speed puts them in greater danger for ground or antiaircraft fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Japan's defence ministry also confirmed North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles that reached a maximum altitude of about 80 kilometres and fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone near the Korean Peninsula's east coast.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Merops can travel at speeds of more than 180 miles an hour and reach an altitude of up to around 16,000 feet, according to one user.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

But, as he builds towards this year's London Marathon, the 28-year-old is currently finishing his sessions as late as 1am as he attempts to balance the demands of training at altitude with observing Ramadan.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

As a result, hunter-gatherers could move up a mountainside harvesting grain seeds as they matured, instead of being overwhelmed by a concentrated harvest season at a single altitude, where all grains matured simultaneously.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond