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Definition of: altitude

(altə·toomacrd; -tyoomacr d) noun
1. Vertical elevation above any given point, especially above mean sea level; height.
2. Astron. Angular elevation above the horizon.
3. Geom. The vertical distance from the base of a figure to its highest point.
4. A high or the highest point. See synonyms under HEIGHT. [<L altitudo <altus high]

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feet altitude

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"altitude" has the frequency of use of 0.0007% on city-data.com forum

"altitude" has the frequency of use of 0.0017% on en.wikipedia.org.

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