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substratosphere

[suhb-strat-uh-sfeer] / sʌbˈstræt əˌsfɪər /
NOUN
atmosphere
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Last winter Tomlinson made constant trips to the substratosphere in the single-motored Gamma.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their radiological aftereffects were relatively slight; the dangerously radioactive materials they released were largely sucked up into the substratosphere.

From Time Magazine Archive

Furthermore, with horsepower supercharged to normal and air resistance halved or quartered, flying speeds in the substratosphere are increased 25% and more.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in the thin air of the substratosphere, the resistance would be mostly "skin friction"�that is, the push of air molecules against tiny irregularities on the body and wings of the plane.

From Time Magazine Archive

He couldn't be more than 15,000 feet from the front of the trail, and you can recognize any kind of an airplane 15,000 feet away in the clear air of the substratosphere.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.




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