The Clue
Heights (10 letter answer)
The Answer
ELEVATIONS
Tags
Notes
The answer ELEVATIONS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
ELEVATION as a noun:
1. (elevation, lift, raising) = the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
2. (acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top) = the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
3. (elevation, EL, altitude, ALT) = angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
4. (natural elevation, elevation) = a raised or elevated geological formation
5. distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"
6. (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
7. drawing of an exterior of a structure
8. (aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation) = the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"