upper air

the atmosphere above the lower portion of the troposphere.

Compare upper atmosphere.

Origin of upper air

First recorded in 1875–80

upon, up one's alley, up one's sleeve, up-or-out, upper, upper air, upper airway, Upper Arlington, upper arm, upper atmosphere, Upper Austria

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

单词	upper air
释义	upper air noun Meteorology. the atmosphere above the lower portion of the troposphere. Compare upper atmosphere. Origin of upper air First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby upper air upon, up one's alley, up one's sleeve, up-or-out, upper, upper air, upper airway, Upper Arlington, upper arm, upper atmosphere, Upper Austria Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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
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