English-Thai Dictionary

aloft

ADV สูง ขั้น ไป  overhead over sung-khan-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALOFT

adv. [a and loft. See Loft and Luff. ] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground; as, the eagle soars aloft.
2. In seamen's language, in the top; at the mast head; or on the higher yards or rigging. Hence on the upper part, as of a building.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALOFT

A *loft ", adv. Etym: [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.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq. ), in or to heaven.

 

ALOFT

ALOFT A *loft ", prep.

 

Defn: Above; on top of. [Obs. ] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

aloft

a loft |əˈlôft əˈlɔft | ▶adjective & adverb up in or into the air; overhead: the congregation sways, hands aloft | [ as adv. ] : she held her glass aloft. • up the mast or into the rigging of a sailing vessel. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse á lopt, á lopti, from á ‘in, on, to ’ + lopt ‘air. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

aloft

aloft |əˈlɒft | ▶adjective & adverb up in or into the air; overhead: [ as predic. adj. ] : the congregation sways, hands aloft | [ as adv. ] : she held her glass aloft. • up the mast or into the rigging of a ship. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse á lopt, á lopti, from á ‘in, on, to ’ + lopt ‘air ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

aloft

aloft adjective & adverb they held the banner aloft: upward, up, high, in (to ) the air, in (to ) the sky, skyward, on high, overhead, heavenward, high (up ), up above. ANTONYMS down.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

aloft

aloft adjective & adverb 1 he hoisted the Cup aloft: upwards, up, high, higher, into the air, into the sky, skyward, on high, heavenward. ANTONYMS down. 2 the airships were able to stay aloft for many hours: in the air, in the sky, high up, up, high, up above, on high, overhead, above. ANTONYMS down.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

aloft

a loft /əlɑ́ft |əlɔ́ft /副詞 形容詞 〖be ～〗1 ｟かたく ｠上に [の ], 高く [い ]; 空中に [の ]▸ hold a knife aloft ナイフを高く掲げる 2 〘海 〙マストの頂に .