aloft
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5.0
- adverb
- /əˈlɔft/
:
en lo alto
- One model recently stayed aloft for 17 minutes; the Scandinavian models retail for $70 each.
- held aloft
- stay aloft
- carry them aloft
I think thick seams might hold more air, keep her aloft.
- I think thick seams might hold more air, keep her aloft.
- A stick figure, its arms aloft, its circle head drowning in a set of triangle waves.
- And that's the case for, you know, infrastructure, bridges, spacecraft, you know, past Neptune, airplanes that are going to be aloft for five years.
- Nowhere was the land then lifted aloft by Boris sons who made Midgarth the matchless earth.
- You know, we live, we live in something that is held aloft by, by, by centuries of, of hard won struggle.
Examples
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Jet fighters will stream aloft.
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We'll have space vehicles, capsules sent aloft with rockets.
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You know, we live, we live in something that is held aloft by, by, by centuries of, of hard won struggle.
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And we wondered how much longer would we remain aloft?
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For five years, much of it remained aloft, reflecting sunlight back into space.
Academic text (2011) -
The weather balloon takes the antenna aloft.
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In one hand, he held a large spoon aloft, and in the other, he held a soup pot.
Fiction book (1996) -
Like everyone else at the time, he had no idea how clouds formed or how they stayed aloft, but he enjoyed observing their endless transformations.
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From my balloonist's vantage point, aloft at a few hundred meters, the scene was depthless.
Academic text (2010) -
From my balloonist's vantage point, aloft at a few hundred meters, the scene was depthless.
Synonyms
87
3.9
Carried through the air, like dust, pollen, or germs
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1.0
Far above the ground
20
2.3
At a great height above the ground
11
3.4
Located above a person or thing
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3.2
Up toward the sky
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aloft comes from the prefix a- meaning 'on' and the word loft meaning 'the air' or a 'high place', the same loft in 'loft' apartment. So aloft means 'up in the air' or 'high above the ground'.