aloft
pronunciation
How to pronounce aloft in British English:
UK [əˈlɒft]
How to pronounce aloft in American English:
US [əˈlɔːft]
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- Adverb:
- at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
- upward
- at or to great height; high up in or into the air
- in the higher atmosphere above the earth
Word Origin
- aloft (adv.)
- c. 1200, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse a lopti "up above," literally "up in the air," from a "in, on" + lopt "sky, air, atmosphere; loft, upper room" (cognates: Gothic luftus, Old High German luft, Old English lyft "air;" see loft).
Example
- 1. He awaits experiments to show that flapping pyramids and cones can stay aloft .
- 2. As a result it can remain aloft for only a few days at a time .
- 3. Strong winds aloft and at the surface often accompany the formation of wave clouds , whether they develop in the troposphere or stratosphere .
- 4. The drone can stay aloft for 30 hours , plenty of time to collect data as hurricanes evolve .
- 5. An unmanned solar-powered drone has already stayed aloft for two weeks and some battery-powered electric trainer aircraft are also being developed .