HOW TO PRONOUNCE
aloft
/əˈlɔft/
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What does aloft mean?
adverb
- At, to, or in the air or sky.
- Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
- In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈlɔft/
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The patched and dirty spankers were tense before the wind, and up aloft the little ship seemed carrying every sail she had.
But Eugenia, turning and still holding her candle aloft, only looked about the little sitting-room at her gimcracks and curtains and cushions.
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An eagle, snatching a javelin from one of the guard, carried it aloft, and from thence let it fall into the sea.
Only a short while ago in France, British airmen who went aloft in a gale found the latter too strong for them.
Such an experience gives you a better impression of the loftiness of your spars than any amount of running aloft could do.