absolute ceiling meaning

Noun: absolute ceiling  'absu`loot 'seeling

1. The maximum altitude at which an aeroplane can maintain horizontal flight

Derived forms: absolute ceilings

Type of: ceiling

Encyclopedia: Absolute ceiling

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1. The remaining flight testing established the service ceiling as and the absolute ceiling as.
2. So it makes sense to consider that amount as the absolute ceiling for the cost of insurance.
3. At absolute ceiling, therefore, even with maximum power, the aircraft can no longer accelerate or climb.
4. The owners, demanding cost certainty, want an absolute ceiling on player salaries in the next collective bargaining agreement.
5. The first league to implement a salary cap just became the first to get an absolute ceiling on individual player salaries.