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altitude

noun as in height in the sky

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But after climbing smoothly to the desired altitude, and correctly releasing a number of small satellites, the upper-stage of the rocket experienced an anomaly right at the end of the flight.

From BBC

If some stars reached a career cruising altitude where they were identified by just one name — Prince, Madonna, Sting — Jones boiled it down to a single letter: Q.

Only 3% of the world's population live above this altitude today.

From BBC

Contillo was told that the dog carrier must remain closed during the flight; he noticed that Ash had stopped moving, but he couldn’t check on him until the plane reached a certain altitude.

The wreckage site was reported to be in steep and heavily wooded terrain at an altitude of 6,000 feet.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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