ALOFT Definition & Meaning

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aloft

[uh-lawft, uh-loft]

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adverb

high up; far above the ground.
Nautical.��
1. on the masts; in the rigging; overhead.
2. (on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the upper rigging, specifically, on or above the lower yards (alow ).
in or into the air.

preposition

on or at the top of.
flags flying aloft the castle.

aloft

/ əˈ��ɒ�ڳ� /

adverb

in or into a high or higher place; up above
nautical in or into the rigging of a vessel

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of aloft¹

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English o loft, from Old Norse ā lopt “in the air”; equivalent to a- ¹ + loft

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of aloft¹

C12: from Old Norse ā lopt in the air; see _lift ¹ , _loft

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The sign she held aloft as car horns honked in support said: “I’m speaking for those who can’t.”

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She let out a roar of celebration as she secured victory and stood in the middle of the court with her arms aloft to soak in the atmosphere.

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But it will be for very different reasons to the day he lifted that trophy aloft in 2009.

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Daniel, who held aloft a purple flower, was leading a group of about 15 people from the California Native Plant Society.

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Once his mastery of The Green Mile got him out in front on Saturday evening, there was an inevitability about who would hold the Wanamaker Trophy aloft 24 hours later.

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Alofi Alogi

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