1 | noun | elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface 2 | noun | the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel) 3 | noun | angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

'altuht, ood (IPA: ˈæltətˌud)

al-ti-tude (8 letters | 3 syllables)

1391 (Late Middle ages) (634 years ago)

Latin

altitudes

height | zenith | ALT | EL | elevation (total: 5)

ceiling | level

elevation | distance | length | angular position (total: 4)

(none among common words)

aptitude | attitude

latitude

altitude sickness | high-altitude | low-altitude

Mandarin Chinese: | 海拔 (noun) Hindi: | ऊँचाई (noun) Arabic: | ارتِفاع (noun) Spanish: | altitud (measures - weights) | altura (measures - weights) French: | altitude (measures - weights) | hauteur (measures - weights)

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Something to gain from flying? | Your highness? (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

9 (International English) | 9 (North American English)