"pressure altitude" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pressure altitudes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pressure altitude (plural pressure altitudes)
  1. (aviation) A measure of altitude inferred by the measurement of ambient pressure in differential with a reference pressure at a known altitude. Categories (topical): Aviation Hypernyms: altitude Related terms: pressure altimeter
    Sense id: en-pressure_altitude-en-noun-vjeLPjs0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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