Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minimum sector altitude

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: min-i-mum -sec-tor alti-tude
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lowest altitude which will provide a minimum clearance of 1000 ft (300 m) above all objects located in an area within a circular sector having a radius of 25 nautical miles (46 km) around a radio navigational aid.

Inflected Forms

minimum sector altitudes (plural)

Synonyms

MSA

Questions

What does minimum sector altitude mean?: The lowest altitude which will provide a minimum clearance of 1000 ft (300 m) above all objects located in an area within a circular sector having a radius of 25 nautical miles (46 km) around a radio navigational aid.

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