absolute altitude


nounAeronautics.
  1. 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

1
First 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