- service ceiling
- noun Date: 1920 the altitude at which under standard air conditions a particular airplane can no longer rise at a rate greater than a small designated rate (as 100 feet per minute)
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service ceiling
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absolute ceiling — noun the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight • Hypernyms: ↑ceiling * * * noun : the maximum height above sea level at which a particular airplane can maintain horizontal flight under standard air conditions called … Useful english dictionary
