The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Highest point or degree.
A vertical distance.
The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.