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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

up′per air′, [Meteorol.]

Meteorologythe atmosphere above the lower portion of the troposphere. Cf. upper atmosphere.

1875–80

'upper air' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

sky - tracheotomy - welkin - aether - distemper - ether - rawin - upper atmosphere

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