aloft

adverb

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\ ə-ˈlȯft

Definition of aloft

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

aloft

preposition

Definition of aloft (Entry 2 of 2)

: on top of : above bright signs aloft hotels

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Synonyms & Antonyms for aloft

Synonyms: Adverb

Antonyms: Adverb

Examples of aloft in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb Yet my focus was pulled to what was at the bottom of the screen: a forest of cellphone cameras held aloft by audience members. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022 The crowd cheered, and phones were held aloft, and for a moment, the past was forgotten. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2022 Tethered to a ground vehicle, their drone could remain aloft for days at a time. — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2021 Most of the smoke is expected to remain aloft, but some could mingle with surface air at higher elevations in the North and East Bay. — Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2021 Bayraktar can stay aloft for up to 27 hours, and reach a maximum altitude of 18,000 feet. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Mar. 2022 Michael Jordan could stay aloft for almost one second. — Amy Pope, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Feb. 2022 That neighborhood is some 500 miles high, is now cluttered with the large objects that will stay aloft for years, perhaps even many decades, each turn around the Earth presenting another chance for a collision. — Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 In 1992, Maréchal appeared in a campaign poster as a startled blond toddler held aloft in her grandfather’s arms. — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition The Leicester fans held aloft the free commemorative scarves which were left on every seat inside the stadium and sang their late chairman’s name. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019 See More

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