at altitude

idiom

: at a high altitude, where the air is thin
She trained for the race at altitude.

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Once at altitude, the flung rockets then ignite their engines. Brett Tingley, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Does any of this affect outcomes? BYU made the Sweet 16 playing at altitude and was eliminated coming down to earth. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025 Montana, the Badgers’ opening-round foe, Big Sky champs and perennial Greeley killjoys, are already used to running around at altitude. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025 Detonating very-low-yield nuclear weapons at altitude, which would inflict less collateral damage, could be a way around such hurdles. Paul Avey, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at altitude

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“At altitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20altitude. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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