noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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high
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Sand dunes are often the highest elevation not just on the coast but for miles inland.
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Accumulations of up to 2-1 / 4 feet of snow were forecast by Wednesday night in some of the higher elevations .
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The consultant also recommends lift charges to higher elevations .
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At high elevations a healthy pine will have up to seven or eight whorls, Proctor said.
low
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The Nab is an excellent viewpoint, better in fact than the actual summit of Wild Boar Fell although of lower elevation .
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The artillery was firing at low elevation and was practically out of high-explosive ammo.
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These small streams are often fast flowing until they reach the lower elevations of the Low Weald.
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Elsewhere, the tree had grown randomly at lower elevations , and the nut was used for local consumption.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Elevation of blood pressure can cause headaches.
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Many tried to block the judge's elevation to the Supreme Court.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Arapahoe Basin has five lifts, 61 trails and the steepest elevation at 13, 050 feet.
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Immediately after Dudley's elevation , Gloucester was appointed to the commission of the peace, where he played an active role.
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In 455 the Goths were to be the prime movers in his elevation to imperial office.
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Its depression immediately under the load is compensated by elevation elsewhere in the chain.
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Most Quebecers were delighted by the elevation of the extraordinarily popular politician.
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Palmerston was clearly satisfied with Scott's plan and layout and regarded the provision of classical elevations as only a minor revision.
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The artillery began firing beehive rounds, which I had never seen before at minimum elevation .
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The last hundred feet of elevation form a near-vertical cliff, effectively turning the mesa into an imposing dark fortress.