The airplane’s altimeter didn’t seem to be working.
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Altimeter
/ælˈtɪm.ɪ.tɚ/
Synonyms for "altimeter" (8 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(1 words)
altitude gauge
Strong matches (2)
Noun(1 words)
altitude indicator
direction finder
Related words (4)
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3 entriesaneroid altimeterbarometric altimeterradar altimeter
Collocations
6 entriesaltimeter calibrationaltimeter erroraltimeter readingbarometric altimetercockpit altimeterradar altimeter
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1 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
You will find the altimeter on the left side of the cockpit.
Source: tatoeba (13203847)
The pilot reads her current altitude from the altimeter.
Source: tatoeba (13203850)
For that reason, if you do any mountain climbing, allow a generous margin of error of extra altitude—not only for possible altimeter error, but also for downdrafts that are particularly prevalent if high winds are encountered.
Source: wiktionary