absolute altitude
nounAeronautics.
the vertical distance between a flying aircraft, rocket, etc., and the point on the earth's surface directly below it, as measured by an electronic altimeter (absolute altimeter ).
Origin of absolute altitude
1First recorded in 1930–35
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How to use absolute altitude in a sentence
That absolute altitude recording was a joy to read; it meant a definite relationship with the world.
Brood of the Dark Moon | Charles Willard Diffin
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