altitude

Example Sentences

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The name suggests altitude, and this whitewashed village of barely 2,000 in the Algarve region is only a half-hour’s drive inland from the beach town of Albufeira and its package-tour mobs but feels centuries away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

"I have seen Iranian drones and cruise missiles flying at low altitude," says Amir, a Pakistani sailor who is on board an oil tanker in the United Arab Emirates which cannot leave the area.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 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

And despite our measured pace I had begun to feel the effects of the altitude, which left me light-headed and constantly fighting for breath.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer