ALOFT Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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aloft

[ uh-lawft, uh-loft ]

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adverb

high up; far above the ground.
Nautical.
1. on the masts; in the rigging; overhead.
2. (on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the upper rigging, specifically, on or above the lower yards ( alow ).
in or into the air.

preposition

on or at the top of:
flags flying aloft the castle.

aloft

/ 蓹藞濒蓲蹿迟 /

adverb

in or into a high or higher place; up above
nautical in or into the rigging of a vessel

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of aloft¹

First recorded in 1150鈥�1200; Middle English o loft, from Old Norse 膩 lopt 鈥渋n the air鈥�; equivalent to a- ¹ + loft

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of aloft¹

C12: from Old Norse 膩 lopt in the air; see lift ¹, loft

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She sums it up on Focus Is Power, held aloft by the sound of a gospel choir: "And now I see it clear with every passing of each year / I deserve to be here."

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The panorama from 62 miles aloft must be grand, but apparently it鈥檚 impossible to read the room from that distance.

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The approximately 30 lb. trophy is meant to separate so that players can hold the top section aloft.

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When you rise to power on the wings of fear and anger, you must rely on fear and anger to remain aloft.

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The former commander in the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades was one of several detainees carried aloft by jubilant supporters through the streets near Ramallah's civic centre.

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Alofi Alogi

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