aloft

a·loft (

-lôft

-l

)

adv.

1. In or into a high place; high or higher up.

2. Nautical At or toward the upper rigging.

prep.

On or above: birds perching aloft telephone wires.

[Middle English, from Old Norse lopt : , in; see an- in Indo-European roots + lopt, air.]

aloft [əˈlɒft]

adv & adj (postpositive)

1. in or into a high or higher place; up above

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical in or into the rigging of a vessel

[from Old Norse ā lopt in the air; see lift¹, loft]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adv.	1.	aloft - at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"
	2.	aloft - upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft"
	3.	aloft - at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft"
	4.	aloft - in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine"

aloft

adjective

in the air, up, higher, above, overhead, in the sky, on high, high up, up above Four of the nine balloons were still aloft the next day.

adverb

upward, skyward, heavenward He lifted the cup aloft.

Translations

aloft [əˈlɒft] ADV (liter) (= above) → arriba; (= upward) → hacia arriba (Naut) → en or a la arboladura

aloft [əˈlɒft] adv

(= in the air) → en l'air

(NAUTICAL, NAVAL) → dans la mÃ¢ture

aloft

adv (= into the air) → empor; (= in the air) → hoch droben; (Naut) → oben in der Takelung; to go aloft (Naut) → in die Takelung hinaufklettern

aloft [əˈlɒft] adv → in alto (Naut) → sull'alberatura

aloft

adv aloft [əˈloft]

high up; overhead He held the banner aloft. hoog عَالِيَاً، مُرْتَفِعاً високо vysoko nahoře, ve vzduchu højt oppe; højt hævet (nach) oben ψηλά en lo alto kõrgel در هوا؛ بالا ilmassa en l'air לְמַעלָה ऊंचा visoko fent tinggi-tinggi, di atas hátt uppi, ofar jörðu in alto 高く上に 높은 곳에 aukštai augšā; augšup tinggi omhoog høyt opp(e), i været wysoko alto deasupra наверху vo vzduchu visoko v zrak(u) visoko högt upp, i höjden สูงขึ้นไป yukarı, yukarıda 在高處，架高地 вгорі اونچا ، اوپر کی طرف ở trên cao 高高地

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Aheight Ballooning spider boatswain's chair Dite glowstick hang time High-palmed High-raised meteorological balloon nuclear cloud On high On loft Onloft ornithopter Pensible ratlin ratline Sail burton Sounding balloon	I had passed the forest, and had come, as it were, to the legs of the old stone Witch who sits up aloft there forever waiting for the world to die. Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context The tall masts holding aloft the white canvas, spread out like a snare for catching the invisible power of the air, emerge gradually from the water, sail after sail, yard after yard, growing big, till, under the towering structure of her machinery, you perceive the insignificant, tiny speck of her hull. The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context AN EAGLE, flying down from his perch on a lofty rock, seized upon a lamb and carried him aloft in his talons. Fables by Aesop View in context	Alnus Alnus crispa Alnus glutinosa Alnus incana Alnus maritima Alnus rhombifolia Alnus rubra Alnus rugosa Alnus serrulata Alnus veridis Alnus veridis crispa Alnus vulgaris alocasia Alocasia macrorrhiza alodialism alodium aloe aloe family Aloe ferox aloe vera Aloeaceae aloes Aloes wood Aloetic Alofi aloft alogia Alogian alogical alogism alogy aloha Aloha State aloin Alois Senefelder alomancy alone Alonely Aloneness along Along of alongshore Alongshoreman alongside alongside replenishment Alongst Alonso aloof aloofness alopecia alopecia areata	Aloe perryi Aloe plant Aloe plant Aloe plant Aloe spicata Aloe Tree Aloe vera Aloe vera Aloe vera Aloe Vera Benefits to Skin Aloe Vera Benefits to Skin Aloe Vera Benefits to Skin Aloe vulgaris Aloe vulgaris Aloe vulgaris aloe wood oil aloe-emodin Aloeaceae Aloeidae aloes aloes aloes Aloes Wood Aloes Wood Aloes Wood aloetic aloetic aloetic ALOF Alofi aloft ALOFTS ALOG ALOGE Alogi alogia alogia Alogian alogical alogically alogicalness alogism alogism Alogy ALOH aloha aloha aloha Aloha Airlines Aloha Baptist Youth Fellowship Aloha Festival Aloha Festivals Aloha Festivals Floral Parade Aloha Koi Appreciation Society Aloha Net Aloha Peace House Aloha shirt Aloha State Aloha State Association of the Deaf

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Aheight
Ballooning spider
boatswain's chair
Dite
glowstick
hang time
High-palmed
High-raised
meteorological balloon
nuclear cloud
On high
On loft
Onloft
ornithopter
Pensible
ratlin
ratline
Sail burton
Sounding balloon

I had passed the forest, and had come, as it were, to the legs of the old stone Witch who sits up aloft there forever waiting for the world to die.

Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context

The tall masts holding aloft the white canvas, spread out like a snare for catching the invisible power of the air, emerge gradually from the water, sail after sail, yard after yard, growing big, till, under the towering structure of her machinery, you perceive the insignificant, tiny speck of her hull.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

AN EAGLE, flying down from his perch on a lofty rock, seized upon a lamb and carried him aloft in his talons.

Fables by Aesop View in context

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