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Meanings of higher up in English

Portuguese
acima

In or to a place that is higher.

      acima
      Usage of higher up in English
      1
      Ahead of them, the Explorer turned left, going higher up the road.
      The Lost World
      2
      There is yet another field of crosses higher up on the left.
      The Guardian
      3
      He used to look down on me from so much higher up.
      Hook
      4
      Kekwick returned in the afternoon, having found water higher up the creek.
      Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
      5
      Whitefoot crept out and climbed a little higher up in the tree.
      Whitefoot the Wood Mouse
      6
      I'm not sure about the people higher up though, above the fire.
      New york: the novel
      7
      An electron from still higher up had fallen into the third level.
      Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
      8
      Then he repeated the whole process, slightly higher up on his brow.
      The witch queen
      9
      In examining the creek a little higher up, we found another well.
      Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
      10
      So the villagers made a bridge at the narrow place higher up.
      Jack Haydon's Quest
      11
      I saw that the barnacles were getting higher up the bridge pilings.
      The Guardian
      12
      Moor your craft higher up than the enemy, and facing the sun.
      The Art of War
      13
      The pursuers crossed the stream higher up, and, therefore, nearer the wagon.
      The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen
      14
      Eastward the New York and New Orleans silenced the located higher up.
      Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
      15
      The higher up you are then the bigger the spread, he said.
      News.com.au
      16
      In January, 1863, another amputation was performed higher up above the knee.
      A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
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      Translations for higher up
      Portuguese
      acima
      Higher up through the time
      Higher up across language varieties
      United Kingdom
      Common