SERVICE CEILING
Dictionary entry overview: What does service ceiling mean? • SERVICE CEILING (noun)
The noun SERVICE CEILING has 1 sense:
1. altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate
Familiarity information: SERVICE CEILING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SERVICE CEILING (noun)
Meaning:
Altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
combat ceiling; service ceiling
Hypernyms ("service ceiling" is a kind of...):
ceiling (maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions))
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