/əˈlɔft/, /əˈlɑft/, /əˈlɒft/
OriginFrom Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- + loft.
- At, to, or in the air or sky.
- Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
“Someone's turned the chest out alow and aloft.”
“He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.”
“Lewis Cook held the trophy aloft after becoming the first England captain to lead his country to victory in a major global final since Sir Bobby Moore. A white sea of confetti slowly filled the pitch,”
- In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
“I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?”
Formsmore aloft(comparative) · most aloft(superlative)