aloft

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/əˈlɔft/(US)
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/əˈlɔft/(US) · /əˈlɑft/ · /əˈlɒft/

Definition of aloft

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. At, to, or in the air or sky.
    “high winds aloft”
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adv

  1. At, to, or in the air or sky.
    “high winds aloft”
  2. Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
    “Someone's turned the chest out alow and aloft.”
    “He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.”
    “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.”
  3. In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
    “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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Etymology

From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- + loft.

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