elevation
Example Sentences
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Although much of Southern California is too warm for the fruit, Leona Valley sits at about 3,500 feet elevation, giving it chillier winter nights.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"The glacier has lost so much elevation and mass that it simply can't continue to maintain the same output," he said.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Skiers could use the glasses to monitor speed, elevation or even to make phone calls.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Suu Kyi's elevation to a champion of democracy happened almost by accident when she returned home in 1988 to nurse her dying mother.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
If you were to walk a straight line for a hundred miles and drop a total of three hundred feet, you wouldn’t even realize you were descending in elevation at all.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Vocabulary lists containing elevation
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