Definition of Higher up

1. Adverb. In or to a place that is higher.

Exact synonyms: Above, In A Higher Place, To A Higher Place
Antonyms: Below

Lexicographical Neighbors of Higher Up

higher-resolution
higher-risk
higher-up
higher-ups
higher being
higher cognitive process
higher consciousness
higher criticism
higher education
higher heating value
higher law
higher order conditioning
higher power
higher rank
higher status
higher up (current term)
highered
highering
highers
highest
highest-risk
highest common factor
highest concha
highest intercostal artery
highest intercostal vein
highest nuchal line
highest thoracic artery
highest turbinated bone
highfalooting
highfalutin

Literary usage of Higher up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... Croix d'Orade—Lord Wellington resolves to attack Soult on the 9th of April—Orders the pontoons to be taken up ana relaid higher up the Garonne at Seilh, ..."

2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"The conveniency of water-carriage makes Cairo a place of great trade, for there are few arts in any tolerable perfection higher up, or indeed in any other ..."

3. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"have the fort removed higher up the river. Instead, Fort Western, as has been seen, was built. A large body of troops was sent to Kennebec this year, ..."

4. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"... as we say, better up, ie higher up, or having mon elevation, 3. Often used in regard to health, S. BETTERS, «. pi. Ten better», ten times better, ..."

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