altimeter

IPA: æɫtˈɪmʌtɝ

Examples of "altimeter" in Sentences

They were landing on runway 21 and the altimeter was the same.
I like the Casio Triple Sensor watch, with compass, altimeter and barometer/thermometer.
The TS3 also includes a compass, altimeter and barometer, which may be helpful for hiking or tracking hurricanes.
An altimeter measures the distance from the satellite, where the altimeter is placed, to the surface of the Earth.
A standard altimeter could not tell the astronauts when they reached their perilune because an altimeter was an instrument that determined altitude based on changes in atmospheric pressure and the Moon has no atmosphere.
In order for a bomb like this to go off in mid-flight, considering it was in cargo, it would have had to have some kind of automatic detonator built into it, like an altimeter switch that would set it off at a certain altitude or a timer.
So we teach a very unique course called altimeter navigation, and when the soldier learns to figure out exactly where he is on that line of advance by comparing the altimeter to the contoural lines on the map, very precise, and also very helpful for weather prediction.
The Service Release limits operations involved in these activities to: no prolonged flights over water; no flights with sand filters fitted; no night flights using night vision devices; no flights where the radar altimeter is to be relied upon, and; no take-off, landing or operations close to the ground above 5000 foot pressure altitude.