at altitude

idiom

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

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But wine at altitude presents technical and perceptual challenges. Rachel King, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 Positioned in the front row and limited to four per aircraft, these seats offer additional space, a privacy door, and, for the first time on Air New Zealand, the option to dine with a companion at altitude. Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025 Pitching at altitude in the most hitter-friendly ballpark in minor league baseball last season, Davis went 2-3 with a 5.77 ERA in 19 games for the Albuquerque Isotopes. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 Arequipa accounts for nearly all of Peru’s alpaca fiber exports, and Colca is where much of it begins—on the backs of animals raised at altitude. Natalie Stoclet, Forbes.com, 13 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.

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