SERVICE CEILING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate

Synonyms:

combat ceiling; service ceiling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("service ceiling" is a kind of...):

ceiling (maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions))

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