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upper air

noun Meteorology.

the atmosphere above the lower portion of the troposphere.

Words nearby upper air

upmarket, upmost, upolu, upon, upper, upper air, upper airway, upper arlington, upper arm, upper atmosphere, upper austria
Compare upper atmosphere.

Origin of upper air

First recorded in 1875–80
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for upper air

  • These made the upper-air half of the garden, the other half being assembled below.

    The Amateur Garden|George W. Cable

  • We are disabled and are being blown out to sea in the grip of an upper-air hurricane!

    The Motor Boys Over the Ocean|Clarence Young

  • No, but a new and rare kind of upper-air mosquito has just alighted on your shoulder, spoke the professor, eagerly.

    The Motor Boys Over the Rockies|Clarence Young

  • Unfortunately their periods of seclusion are more prolonged than those of their upper-air distance.

    North America, Volume II (of 2)|Anthony Trollope