high up

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high up

adjective more high up · most high up

alternative Alternative form of high-up

adverb

idiomatic, not comparable In a high or elevated position. From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.

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adv in a high position

Español	en lo alto (de)

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@misc{high_up_2026,
  title = {high up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/high%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}