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ABSOLUTE CEILING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does absolute ceiling mean?
• ABSOLUTE CEILING (noun)
The noun ABSOLUTE CEILING has 1 sense:
1. the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight
Familiarity information: ABSOLUTE CEILING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("absolute ceiling" is a kind of...):
ceiling (maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions))
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