aloft
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English
Etymology
From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- + loft.
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: ə-lôft', IPA(key): /əˈlɔft/
- Rhymes: -ɔːft
- (cot–caught merger) enPR: ə-lŏft', IPA(key): /əˈlɑft/
Audio (US): (file) - (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ə-lŏft', IPA(key): /əˈlɒft/
- Rhymes: -ɒft
Adverb
aloft (comparative more aloft, superlative most aloft)
- At, to, or in the air or sky.
- high winds aloft
- Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:
- Someone's turned the chest out alow and aloft.
- 1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies:
- He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.
- 2017 June 11, Ben Fisher, “England seal Under-20 World Cup glory as Dominic Calvert-Lewin strikes”, in the Guardian[1]:
- Lewis Cook held the trophy aloft after becoming the first England captain to lead his country to victory in a major global final since Sir Bobby Moore. A white sea of confetti slowly filled the pitch, with each England player taking hold of the trophy on the stage swiftly erected in Suwon to kick-start the celebrations.
- (nautical) In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
- 1859, James Fenimore Cooper, The Red Rover: A Tale:
- I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?
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Translations
above
in the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging
See also
References
- “aloft”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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