Altitude
Altitude noun - The distance of something or someone from bottom to top.
Usage example: the altitude of the highest mountain in the U.S. is only about two thirds that of the highest mountain in the world
Height
Height noun - The distance of something or someone from bottom to top.
Usage example: the average height of the players on the volleyball team is well over six feet
Altitude is a synonym for height in elevation topic. You can use "Altitude" instead a noun "Height", if it concerns topics such as characteristic, high, highness. popular alternative
Nearby Words: heighten, heightening
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| high | high altitude | high height |
| low | low altitude | low height |
| safe | safe altitude | safe height |
| right | right altitude | right height |
| Other adjectives: fixed, certain, initial, sufficient, relative, sheer, constant, extreme, great, impressive, lower, decent, necessary, absurd, given, lethal, highest, greater, maximum, higher. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Also see High-Altitude Interrogation, where the interrogator just threatens to drop someone from a great height.
- The MiG-25 "Foxbat" is the fastest armed aircraft ever, with a high flight ceiling and a fairly fast rate of climb as well; all of these characteristics are highly desirable for interceptor aircraft in order to quickly gain height and keep up with high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and bombers.
Source: Fragile Speedster -
The jumping Stay Puft only had one point in his jumping arc where his altitude was greater than the height of a Ghostbuster.
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