aloft

a·loft

 (ə-lôft′, ə-lŏft′)

adv.

1. In or into a high place; high or higher up: The balloon was drifting aloft on the wind.

2. Up in or into the air: The plane was quickly aloft.

3. 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 ā lopt : ā, 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. (Nautical Terms) nautical in or into the rigging of a vessel

[C12: from Old Norse ā lopt in the air; see lift¹, loft]

a•loft

(əˈlɔft, əˈlɒft)

adv.

1. high up; far above the ground.

2. on the masts; in the rigging or upper rigging.

3. in or into the air.

prep.

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

[1150–1200; Middle English o loft < Old Norse ā lopt in the air; see a-¹, 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"

aloft

adjective

1. 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

1. upward, skyward, heavenward He lifted the cup aloft.

Translations

عَالِيَاً، مُرْتَفِعاً

ve vzduchuvysoko nahoře

højt hævethøjt oppe

nach obenoben

en l'air

hátt uppi, ofar jörîu

in aria

augšāaugšup

høyt oppi været

yukarıyukarıda

高高地

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 mâture

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

(əˈloft) adverb

high up; overhead. He held the banner aloft. hoog عَالِيَاً، مُرْتَفِعاً високо alto vysoko nahoře, ve vzduchu oben højt oppe; højt hævet ψηλάen lo alto kõrgel در هوا؛ بالا ilmassa en l'airלמעלה ऊंचा visoko fent tinggi-tinggi, di atas hátt uppi, ofar jörðu in alto 高く上に 높은 곳에 aukštai augšā; augšup tinggi omhooghøyt opp, i væretwysoko په هوا کی ، پورته 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