absolute altitude

noun Aeronautics.

the vertical distance between a flying aircraft, rocket, etc., and the point on the earth's surface directly below it, as measured by an electronic altimeter (absolute altimeter).

Origin of absolute altitude

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby absolute altitude

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