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altimeter
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See also: Altimeter
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altimeter (plural altimeters)
- An apparatus for measuring altitude.
- 2000, Paul E. Illman, The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 128:
- For that reason, if you do any mountain climbing, allow a generous margin of error of extra altitude—not only for possible altimeter error, but also for downdrafts that are particularly prevalent if high winds are encountered.
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an apparatus for measuring altitude
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altimeter n (singular definite altimeteret or altimetret, plural indefinite altimetre)
- altimeter
- Synonym: højdemåler
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