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aloft Adverb 1. in the air 2. Naut in the rigging of a ship [Old Norse ā lopt]
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aloft Translations 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 korkealla en l'air לְמַעלָה ऊंचा visoko fent tinggi-tinggi, di atas hátt uppi, ofar jörðu in alto 高く上に 위로 높이 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 高高地 вгорі اونچا ، اوپر کی طرف ở trên cao 高高地 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 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. 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.
AN EAGLE, flying down from his perch on a lofty rock, seized upon a lamb and carried him aloft in his talons. |
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