English
Pronunciation
�-lôft', /��l��ft/, /<tt>@"lO:ft</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-��ft|Rhymes: -��ft
�-l�ft', /��l�ft/, /<tt>@"lQft</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-�ft|Rhymes: -�ft
Etymology
From Old Norse á lopti "in the sky"
Adverb
aloft
#above, overhead, in a high place
#*1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: Someone's turned the chest out alow and aloft.
#*1954: w:William Golding|William Golding, w:Lord of the Flies|Lord of the Flies
#*: He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.
#nautical in the top, at the mast head
#*1859: w:James Fenimore Cooper|James Fenimore Cooper, The Red Rover: A Tale
#*: I think you said something converning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?
Translations
trans-top|above
Finnish: ylhäällä, yläpuoli|yläpuolella
French : en haut, en l'air
trans-bottom
Noun
aloft
#nautical anywhere about the upper yards, masts and rigging of a ship
Related terms
loft
lofty
See also
alow
References
R:Webster 1913
Category:Old Norse derivations
ar:aloft
fr:aloft
io:aloft
simple:aloft
te:aloft
vi:aloft
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