altitudeal‧ti‧tude /ˈæltɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ ●○○ noun 
We’re flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet.high/low altitudes At high altitudes it is difficult to get enough oxygen.
WORD ORIGINaltitude
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin altitudo, from altus ‘high, deep’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- It's very difficult to breathe at high altitudes.
- The altitude of Addis Ababa is eight thousand feet.
- The plane is now flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet.
- Any investigation of the heady altitudes of Andean music should begin right here.
- Dennis smiles down from his altitude and is charmed.
- Start a day or two before you ascend and continue at altitude.
- Sweat dripped off me as I fought to achieve a stable altitude above the ground.
- The basic qualification is a big lift system and altitude.
- The flight began in July but was delayed for two weeks until early August following initial problems with take-off at high altitudes.
- The north-south winds vary in direction with altitude, though the zonal winds are in the direction of rotation at all altitudes.
- This is a 14-pound inflatable chamber that lowers the effective altitude inside by 3, 000 to 5, 000 feet.
Longman Language Activatorhow high something is
use this to ask about or say what the height of something is: · "How high is Mount Fuji?" "It's almost 4000 metres."· I'm not sure how high the ceiling is.
if something is 30 metres, 100 feet etc high , the distance from its base to its top is 30 metres, 100 feet etc: · The highest mountain in Scotland is over 4000 feet high.· The stone fireplace was at least ten feet wide and 12 feet high.· He's built a 3-metre high fence between the two gardens.shoulder-/waist-/knee- etc high (=as high as your shoulder, waist, knee etc): · The corn was already knee-high and growing fast.
the distance between the top and the bottom of something, or the distance that something is above the ground: · My brother and I are nearly the same height.height of: · What's the height of the average banana tree?200 feet/30 metres etc in height: · Some of the pyramids are over 200 feet in height.a height of 25 metres/100 feet etc: · One of the climbers fell from a height of 25 metres.
formal the distance that something is above the ground - use this especially to talk about planes or about places in the mountains or high areas: altitude of: · The altitude of Addis Ababa is eight thousand feet.an altitude of 10,000 metres/30,000 feet etc: · The plane is now flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet.high/low altitude: · It's very difficult to breathe at high altitudes.
how high something is - use this especially about the height of something in relation to something else: · The apartment is split into two different levels with a bedroom on each.level of: · Hang the picture just below the level of the window.eye level: · Posters line the walls at eye level.sea level (=the height of the surface of the sea, used for measuring the height of mountains, hills etc): · The village is about 1500 metres above sea level.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY We’re flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet. At high altitudes it is difficult to get enough oxygen.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
[countable] the height of an object or place above the seaaltitude of We’re flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet. At high altitudes it is difficult to get enough oxygen.· Its adaptability means that it can survive at high altitudes, in semi-arid areas, and in rocky areas as well as in forests.· The satellite was hurled to a much higher altitude with the mass of tether trailing beneath.· The community typically occurs on peaty soils on gentle slopes or plateaus at higher altitudes.· Explosions that occur at high enough altitudes will lay down severe shock and fire damage without the fireball ever contacting the ground.· Its proponents claim that it has the advantage of functioning at high altitudes, where winds are strong and stable.· I am proposing to ponder the question of Letterman's script up in the higher altitudes.· You have to live at high altitude for years before your body adapts.
· The winds at lower altitudes have been measured at a few locations by landers as they descended through the atmosphere.· They were flying at a much lower altitude, without any fighter escort, and obviously had not noticed us.· Peat moorland, especially at low altitude, was used in the past for cultivation, normally potatoes but sometimes cereals.· He circled the burning fields both at a lower altitude and more times than he should have.· Why is the height of a simple barometer lower at high altitudes than at low altitudes?· This is caused by condensation in the air which moves upwards as the temperature at lower altitudes rises.
NOUN· The Mikoyan Mig-25 had established the all-time altitude record of just under 120,000 feet.· The year before, she had set a new altitude record for light planes in the Avian.· We spoke of our 1931 altitude record and of our progress over the years between.· In 1931, Goddard held the world altitude record for a rocket, with a flight to 1, 700 feet.
· Theroux had a deep gash on his face, neckache, altitude sickness and a damaged wrist.· Dehydration is one of the keys to altitude sickness.· I am light-headed, perhaps from a mild attack of altitude sickness.· Last summer altitude sickness ruined one Sierra trip of mine and half-ruined another.· An expert on altitude sickness says he hasn't got long to live.
VERB· Aviation experts say the planes were flying at low altitude on a special maritime training mission.This report from Debbie Kelly.· The planes flew at high altitudes, so that we had no warning.· The Cobras could fly at a higher altitude and had massive firepower.
· We should reach our minimum descent altitude in just over 2 minutes.· St. Helens reached an altitude of 6000 metres in 10 minutes.· He said it reached an altitude almost five miles above the known record.· They believed U-2s went much higher and they knew Soviet missiles could not reach these altitudes.· On reaching an altitude of 3, 000 meters, I had the sighting bomber take position in front of my plane.
We’re flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet.high/low altitudes At high altitudes it is difficult to get enough oxygen.