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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 flightplay

  Familiarity information: ABSOLUTE CEILING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABSOLUTE CEILING (noun)


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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