- cruising altitude
- A level determined by vertical measurement from mean sea level, maintained during a flight or portion thereof.
Military dictionary. 2000.
cruising altitude
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cruising altitude — UK US noun [countable] [singular cruising altitude plural cruising altitudes] the height at which a plane usually flies when it has risen into the sky Thesaurus: air travel and relating to air travelhyponym … Useful english dictionary
cruising altitude — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cruising altitude : singular cruising altitude plural cruising altitudes the height at which a plane usually flies when it has risen into the sky … English dictionary
cruising altitude — kreiserinis aukštis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Aukštis, apibrėžiamas vertikaliuoju matmeniu nuo vidutinio jūros lygio, išlaikomas per visą skrydį ar jo dalį. atitikmenys: angl. cruising altitude pranc. altitude de croisière ryšiai: dar… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
cruising altitude — That altitude selected by a pilot or assigned to him or her by the concerned ATC (air traffic control) authority for flying from the top of the climb to the top of the descent. This altitude has been (or is intended to be) maintained during… … Aviation dictionary
altitude — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, great, high ▪ low ▪ maximum, minimum ▪ cruising ▪ … Collocations dictionary
altitude — n. 1) to reach an altitude of 2) to lose altitude 3) a cruising altitude 4) at an altitude (at high altitudes) * * * [ æltɪtjuːd] a cruising altitude to lose altitude to reach an altitude of at an altitude (at high altitudes) … Combinatory dictionary
altitude — [[t]æ̱ltɪtjuːd, AM tuːd[/t]] altitudes N VAR: oft N of n If something is at a particular altitude, it is at that height above sea level. The aircraft had reached its cruising altitude of about 39,000 feet... The following day I ran my first race… … English dictionary
altitude de croisière — kreiserinis aukštis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Aukštis, apibrėžiamas vertikaliuoju matmeniu nuo vidutinio jūros lygio, išlaikomas per visą skrydį ar jo dalį. atitikmenys: angl. cruising altitude pranc. altitude de croisière ryšiai: dar… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
cruising level — A level maintained during a significant portion of a flight (ICAO). The cruising level at which a flight, or a portion of a flight, is to be maintained is to be conducted in terms of (a) flight levels, for flights at or above the lowest usable… … Aviation dictionary
cruising speed — A speed in level flight that results from a power setting recommended by the manufacturer for cruising under a given set of conditions. Cruising speed at a given power setting varies with altitude, aircraft weight, and the direction of the wind.… … Aviation dictionary
