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absolute ceiling

noun

Aeronautics.


absolute ceiling

noun

  1. the maximum height above sea level, usually measured in feet or metres, at which an aircraft can maintain horizontal flight Compare service ceiling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of absolute ceiling1

Probably earlier than 1915–20
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The limit essentially could eliminate the luxury tax as an option for teams and would install an absolute ceiling on what can be spent each season.

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It did not include an absolute ceiling on annual carbon dioxide emissions and indicated that coal-fired power stations would keep being built.

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But it looks like seven events is the absolute ceiling he’ll consider for Tokyo.

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That means that emissions still grow, but more slowly than the economy, and there is no absolute ceiling on those emissions.

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