An altimeter measures the distance from the satellite, where the altimeter is placed, to the surface of the Earth. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
They were landing on runway 21 and the altimeter was the same. From Wordnik.com. [An Eclectic Mind] Reference
The altimeter readout flashed crimson and plummeted. From Wordnik.com. [Starfish] Reference
It was set with a detonator and a timer, an altimeter. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2003] Reference
The needle on the altimeter unwound at a furious rate. From Wordnik.com. [Joint Operations]
I need you to turn the transponder on to our altimeter. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 21, 2006] Reference
Right now we're showing an altimeter setting of about 2988. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2003] Reference
The altimeter continued to show an altitude of 70,000 feet. From Wordnik.com. [The U-2 spy plane fiasco] Reference
They've each got an altimeter on board that reads out the altitude. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 10, 2003] Reference
Hence the super expensive laser altimeter also clamped on the wing. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
COUCH: Well, I had an altimeter, my GPS that had an altimeter on it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2007] Reference
Already it was very cold, though my altimeter only marked nine thousand. From Wordnik.com. [The Horror of the Heights]
O'BRIEN: I have not heard a confirmation that radar altimeter is working. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 25, 2008] Reference
Dazed by the suddenness of the calamity, Carr turned to look at the altimeter. From Wordnik.com. [Creatures of Vibration] Reference
ASN-131 precision inertial navigation system, and APN-224 pulse radar altimeter. From Wordnik.com. [Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition]
He looked at the altimeter and at Eastbourne, upon which we were rapidly descending. From Wordnik.com. [Whip Hand]
But we would all prefer a parachute to an altimeter if we could take only one thing. From Wordnik.com. [An Introduction to Ecological Economics~ Chapter 4] Reference
I started to let down towards the sea when I judged that it was safe, watching the altimeter. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
In eight previous flights, the same altimeter twice had similar malfunctions prior to landing. From Wordnik.com. [Turkish Airlines Crash Explained] Reference
Readings from altimeter, variometer, airspeed indicator, attitude indicator — those were real. From Wordnik.com. [Typhoon Season]
The altimeter had fed information to the autopilot, leveling the boat off parallel to the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Deathworld] Reference
Just as I reached the cloud-banks, with the altimeter marking three thousand, down came the rain. From Wordnik.com. [The Horror of the Heights]
The chap working the absolute altimeter steadily fed his data into the fuse pots of the canister. From Wordnik.com. [The Worlds Of Robert A Heinlein]
Both units do not have a barometric altimeter or electronic compass, as found on higher-end models. From Wordnik.com. [Video: New handheld hiking GPS ratings] Reference
The altimeter dials spun backwards to zero and a soft vibration was the only indication they had landed. From Wordnik.com. [Planet of the Damned] Reference
John kept the machine mounting at a good angle until the altimeter showed them to be up two thousand feet. From Wordnik.com. [Around the World in Ten Days] Reference
One of them was scheduled to fly to Santiago, Cuba, and the other said that he wanted to check his altimeter. From Wordnik.com. [20TH ANNIVERSARY-PROCLAMATION OF SOCIALIST NATUR] Reference
At his touch she darted upward at a long slant until the altimeter registered two thousand feet above the sea. From Wordnik.com. [On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake] Reference
The altimeter needle moved with sickening speed and already registered but little more than five hundred feet. From Wordnik.com. [Creatures of Vibration] Reference
In case your internal altimeter isn't working, we're well over nine thousand feet above sea level right now, Tom. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Revenge]
I think you're going to see the altimeter start to go down, though, as the president starts confronting these problems. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 20, 2005] Reference
Suunto S6: This stylish "wristop" computer combines watch, altimeter, barometer, compass, ski chrono and a PC interface. From Wordnik.com. [Fitness | Gear] Reference
Now it also strikes me that the altimeter has stopped at 600 feet; it still oscillates feebly like an exhausted barometer. From Wordnik.com. [Stuka Pilot]
The altimeter unwound like a broken clock and the rate-of-climb meter was pointing to a thousand feet a minute, downwards. From Wordnik.com. [Whip Hand]
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