aloft

aloft
Synonyms and related words:
aboard, above, abovestairs, afloat, airward, all aboard, aloof, athwart the hawse, athwarthawse, aye, before the mast, high, high up, in flight, in sail, in the air, in the clouds, on board, on board ship, on deck, on high, on shipboard, on stilts, on the peak, on tiptoe, over, overhead, skyward, straight up, tiptoe, to the zenith, topside, up, upstairs, upward, upwards

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  • Aloft — est un film documentaire américain réalisé par Robert Redford, dont la sortie est prévue en 2009. Synopsis Étude sur la migration du faucon pèlerin. Fiche Technique Réalisateur : Robert Redford Producteur : Robert Redford… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Aloft — A*loft (?; 115), adv. [Pref. a + loft, which properly meant air. See {Loft}.] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. He steers his flight aloft. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Aloft — A*loft , prep. Above; on top of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aloft — (adv.) c.1200, from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. a lopti up above, lit. up in the air, from a in, on + lopt sky, air, atmosphere; loft, upper room (Cf. Goth. luftus, O.H.G. luft, O.E. lyft air; see LOFT (Cf. loft)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • aloft — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ up in or into the air. ORIGIN Old Norse …   English terms dictionary

  • aloft — [ə lôft′] adv. [ME < o, on, ON + loft < ON lopt: see LOFT] 1. far above the ground 2. in the air; flying 3. high above the deck of a ship; in the rigging or on a mast …   English World dictionary

  • aloft — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse ā lopt, from ā on, in + lopt air more at on, loft Date: 13th century 1. at or to a great height < measuring the winds aloft > 2. in the air; especially in flight (as in an airplane) < meals… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • aloft — [[t]əlɒ̱ft, AM əlɔ͟ːft[/t]] ADV: ADV after v, be ADV Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground. [LITERARY] As they emerged from the court they held their arms aloft before crowds of cheering well wishers... Four of the nine starting …   English dictionary

  • aloft — adverb /əˈlɔːft,əˈlɒft/ a) in the air; in the sky high winds aloft b) above, overhead, in a high place; up …   Wiktionary

  • aloft — a|loft [əˈlɔft US əˈlo:ft] adv formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: a lopt in the air ] high up in the air hold/bear sth aloft ▪ He emerged, triumphantly holding a baby aloft …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • aloft — /euh lawft , euh loft /, adv. 1. high up; far above the ground. 2. Naut. a. on the masts; in the rigging; overhead. b. (on a square rigged sailing ship) in the upper rigging, specifically, on or above the lower yards (opposed to alow). 3. in or… …   Universalium

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