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Meanings of rarefied air in English

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Usage of rarefied air in English
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The rarefied air scarcely gave play to the action of my lungs.
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
2
The rarefied air at the same time painfully acted upon my lungs.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
3
That rarefied air up in the mountains must be having an affect.
The South African
4
The rarefied air produces great oppression on the lungs, accompanied with bleeding.
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
5
This is really a form of sickness due to the rarefied air.
The Diary of a U-boat Commander / With an Introduction and Expla...
6
Don't misunderstand me, Lord, but we Kobollians are living in rarefied air.
Book One: Apotheosis
7
Do you find it gets into your breathing sometimes, like rarefied air?
Geoffrey Strong
8
But Philip could not live long in the rarefied air of the hilltops.
Of Human Bondage
9
But, even in this rarefied air, Tabu was something of a rare bird.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
10
The dining room, to which he fled, was fiery, and the rarefied air simmered.
Against the Grain
11
I tell you, we were breathing rarefied air in there.'
The Guardian
12
They rose to very great altitudes, but experienced no illness from the rarefied air.
Wonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies / A His...
13
Has the rarefied air of the mountains upset your brain?
The Black Wolf Pack
14
She saw herself walking through the doors of the Fish Market, into this rarefied air.
Mine
15
I know I am breathing rarefied air and that it doesn't happen all the time.
Reuters
16
It occupies rarefied air among other classic American fare.
Wired
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common