Altitude and Position

Altitude

Altitude noun - The distance of something or someone from bottom to top.

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Position and altitude are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Position" instead a noun "Altitude".

Position noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

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Altitude and position are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Altitude" instead a noun "Position".

high	high altitude	high position
low	low altitude	low position
safe	safe altitude	safe position
usual	usual altitude	usual position
Other adjectives: fixed, certain, current, initial, relative, bad, lower, comfortable, highest, higher.

If you position yourself far away enough from and slightly above the altitude of a turret, you'll be perfectly safe from it while in place to pound it into pieces.

Source: A.I. Breaker
His Giant Haggar Press can also do additional damage if the opponent was in midair and close to your position, depending on their altitude.

Source: Video Game / Marvel vs. Capcom
To quote the Player's Guide, "At the cost of one extra form point, the demon can take off from standing position and actually gain altitude by flapping her wings."

Source: Winged Humanoid

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