aloft

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Pronunciation

• (America) enPR: ə-lôft', IPA: /əˈlɔft/
• (America, cot-caught, Canada) enPR: ə-lŏft', IPA: /əˈlɑft/
• (RP) enPR: ə-lŏft', IPA: /əˈlɒft/

Adverb

aloft

1. At, to, or in the air or sky.

   high winds aloft

2. Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
3. (nautical) In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.

Related terms

• loft
• lofty

Translations

• French: en haut, en l'air
• Italian: sopra
• Portuguese: nas alturas
• Russian: высоко

Translations

• Italian: all`apice

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