substratosphere
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Origin of substratosphere
First recorded in 1915–20; sub- + stratosphere
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Since sound waves travel more slowly in thin air than at normal atmospheric pressure, propellers in the substratosphere have a lower effective top speed than at sea level.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last winter Tomlinson made constant trips to the substratosphere in the single-motored Gamma.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, with a radical new fuel injection system made by Eclipse Corp. that eliminates the carburetor, it was given its first tests by President Frye in person preparatory to more visits to the substratosphere.
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Meantime, aeronautical science has its sleeves rolled up to attack the problem of full utilization of substratosphere speed potentials.
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It hadn't looked so big from the substratosphere in Alexander's ship, but down here close to the ground it was enormous.
From The Lani People by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)
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