vertical rise

collocation in English

meaningsofverticalandrise

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vertical
adjective
uk
/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface ...
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rise
noun
uk
/raɪz/us
/raɪz/
an ...
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(Definition ofverticalandrisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The incline was 2,000ft 0 long, with averticalriseof 250ft 0.
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Started in 1828 and completed in 1835, it had 19 lift locks overcoming a totalverticalriseof about 140 ft.
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It has averticalriseof 3,668 ft (1,120 m).
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The highest peak is situated at 3100 ft with averticalriseof 1600 ft from the base.
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Totalverticalriseis 732ft m, with mostly intermediate terrain.
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The bridge has a total length of 507.2 m, with a moveable span of 24.2 m long and averticalriseof 23 m.
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The trail's total distance is with averticalriseof.
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The summit of the ski area is at an elevation of 2,080 m (6,824 ft), with an 881 m (2,891 ft)verticalrisefrom the base of the peak.
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This climb represents averticalriseof almost 3,250 metres or more than 10,600 feet and thus a speed of more than 800 vertical metres (2,600 vertical feet) an hour.
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Also, the mileage andverticalriseare considerable, which would make this best be done as an overnight trip or a day trip with very light packs.
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In 2008, one elevator was upgraded to add a glass floor panel, believed to have the highestverticalriseof any elevator equipped with this feature.
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