aloft

a·loft  (-lôft, -lft)

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

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"

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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

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aloft [əˈlɒft] adv

(= in the air) → en l'air

(NAUTICAL, NAVAL) → dans la mâture

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aloft

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

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

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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