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adverb • at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship • upward • at or to great height; high up in or into the air • in the higher atmosphere above the earth | ||||||||
22% | 8 | From the Latin for “high”, elevation above a datum line/sea level; angular distance of a celestial body above Earth’s horizon; or, by extension, loftiness of rank or any great height | ||||||
noun • elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface • the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel) • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) | ||||||||
21% | 7 | Drifting | ||||||
adjective satellite • aimlessly drifting • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | ||||||||
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