noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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high
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Its adaptability means that it can survive at high altitudes , in semi-arid areas, and in rocky areas as well as in forests.
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The satellite was hurled to a much higher altitude with the mass of tether trailing beneath.
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The community typically occurs on peaty soils on gentle slopes or plateaus at higher altitudes .
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Explosions that occur at high enough altitudes will lay down severe shock and fire damage without the fireball ever contacting the ground.
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Its proponents claim that it has the advantage of functioning at high altitudes , where winds are strong and stable.
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I am proposing to ponder the question of Letterman's script up in the higher altitudes .
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You have to live at high altitude for years before your body adapts.
low
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The winds at lower altitudes have been measured at a few locations by landers as they descended through the atmosphere.
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They were flying at a much lower altitude , without any fighter escort, and obviously had not noticed us.
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Peat moorland, especially at low altitude , was used in the past for cultivation, normally potatoes but sometimes cereals.
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He circled the burning fields both at a lower altitude and more times than he should have.
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Why is the height of a simple barometer lower at high altitudes than at low altitudes?
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This is caused by condensation in the air which moves upwards as the temperature at lower altitudes rises.
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record
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The Mikoyan Mig-25 had established the all-time altitude record of just under 120,000 feet.
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The year before, she had set a new altitude record for light planes in the Avian.
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We spoke of our 1931 altitude record and of our progress over the years between.
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In 1931, Goddard held the world altitude record for a rocket, with a flight to 1, 700 feet.
sickness
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Theroux had a deep gash on his face, neckache, altitude sickness and a damaged wrist.
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Dehydration is one of the keys to altitude sickness .
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I am light-headed, perhaps from a mild attack of altitude sickness .
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Last summer altitude sickness ruined one Sierra trip of mine and half-ruined another.
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An expert on altitude sickness says he hasn't got long to live.
■ VERB
fly
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Aviation experts say the planes were flying at low altitude on a special maritime training mission.This report from Debbie Kelly.
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The planes flew at high altitudes , so that we had no warning.
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The Cobras could fly at a higher altitude and had massive firepower.
reach
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We should reach our minimum descent altitude in just over 2 minutes.
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St. Helens reached an altitude of 6000 metres in 10 minutes.
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He said it reached an altitude almost five miles above the known record.
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They believed U-2s went much higher and they knew Soviet missiles could not reach these altitudes .
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On reaching an altitude of 3, 000 meters, I had the sighting bomber take position in front of my plane.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It's very difficult to breathe at high altitudes.
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The altitude of Addis Ababa is eight thousand feet.
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The plane is now flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Any investigation of the heady altitudes of Andean music should begin right here.
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Dennis smiles down from his altitude and is charmed.
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Start a day or two before you ascend and continue at altitude .
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Sweat dripped off me as I fought to achieve a stable altitude above the ground.
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The basic qualification is a big lift system and altitude .
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The flight began in July but was delayed for two weeks until early August following initial problems with take-off at high altitudes.
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The north-south winds vary in direction with altitude , though the zonal winds are in the direction of rotation at all altitudes.
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This is a 14-pound inflatable chamber that lowers the effective altitude inside by 3, 000 to 5, 000 feet.