Usually means: Maximum altitude an aircraft achieves.
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  1. absolute ceiling: Merriam-Webster
  2. absolute ceiling: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. absolute ceiling: Collins English Dictionary
  4. absolute ceiling: Vocabulary.com
  5. absolute ceiling: Wiktionary
  6. absolute ceiling: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. absolute ceiling: Dictionary.com
  8. absolute ceiling: Rhymezone
  9. absolute ceiling: FreeDictionary.org
  10. absolute ceiling: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. absolute ceiling: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. absolute ceiling: Merriam-Webster

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  1. absolute ceiling: Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  (aviation) The maximum altitude above sea level that an aircraft or missile can maintain horizontal flight under normal conditions.

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ceiling, maximum, height, high, altitude, level cap, utmost, highflier, high flier, state, more...

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ceiling, maximum, height, high, altitude, level cap, utmost, highflier, high flier, state, more...



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