aloft

¹aloft

adv \ə-ˈlȯft\

Definition of ALOFT

1

: at or to a great height <measuring the winds aloft>

2

: in the air; especially : in flight (as in an airplane) <meals served aloft>

3

: at, on, or to the masthead or the higher rigging

Examples of ALOFT

1. The balloon stayed aloft for days.
2. <the ease with which he can hold a ballerina aloft with one hand is awesome>

Origin of ALOFT

Middle English, from Old Norse ā lopt, from ā on, in + lopt air — more at on, loft

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to ALOFT

Synonyms: above, over, overhead

Antonyms: below, beneath, under

Related Words: skyward, upward (or upwards)

Near Antonyms: underneath

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Rhymes with ALOFT

choir loft, cockloft, hayloft