aloft

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adverb \ 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

went aloft to unfurl the sails

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Examples of aloft in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of aloft from the Web

The airplane was aloft when the two television sets in the aft cabin, both turned to the Fox News channel, flashed bulletins about the story.

— james warren, The Hive, "Is The New York Times vs. The Washington Post vs. Trump the Last Great Newspaper War?," 30 July 2017
A male model held a selfie stick aloft at Death to Tennis’s Spring 2018 presentation at New York Fashion Week Men’s, angling for the best shot of himself.

— vincent boucher, The Cut, "What We Saw at the New York’s Menswear Shows This Week," 14 July 2017
Among the developments analyzed to predict the student population include the 200-unit Oak Park Place, the 181-unit ALOFT at Glen Town Center in Glenview, the 193-unit The Reserve at Evanston and 417-unit Railway Plaza in Naperville.

— steve schering, chicagotribune.com, "Albion study: Only 11 school-aged children likely to live in 18-story development," 11 July 2017
However, one barn lost enough roofing to expose seven stalls, the Weather Service said, and two-by-fours, carried aloft, rammed into barn roofs like projectiles.

— martin weil, Washington Post, "Tornado touches down on Washington region’s western edge," 7 July 2017
Schamp, who was dressed in the 18th-century costume of a founding father, lowered himself into an inflated raft and drifted with the breeze to the center of the bayou, holding an American flag aloft.

— doug maccash, NOLA.com, "Small turnout for 4th of July Trump boat parade protest," 4 July 2017
The flag should always be able to fly aloft and free, kink- and fold-free.

— peyton shepard, Southern Living, "How to Properly Display the American Flag," 29 June 2017
Shooting for the stars may be a lofty aspiration, but being aloft on a first date, even with a viable wingman, can lead to crashing and burning in the friend zone.

— david perloff, Pacific San Diego Magazine, "Blind Date: Fly boys take to the air," 28 June 2017
But 100 or more people showed up to watch Rudy get hoisted aloft at midnight on March 31.

— anna webb, idahostatesman, "Boise likes to move big stuff, and a giant tree is about to go mobile," 23 June 2017

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