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aloft

/əˈlɒft/

/əˈlɔft/

Translations

aloftadjective

more aloft

Comp.

most aloft

Super.

/əˈlɒft/

/əˈlɔːft/

dans les airsS'emploie surtout de façon prédicative.

By nightfall the drone was still aloft, circling silently over the valley.

À la tombée de la nuit, le drone était toujours dans les airs, tournoyant silencieusement au-dessus de la vallée.

Synonyms

in the air

aloftadverb

/əˈlɒft/

/əˈlɔft/

en l'air

The kite soared aloft in the clear blue sky.

Le cerf-volant s'est élevé en l'air dans le ciel bleu clair.

Additional translations

dans la mâtureTerme nautique.

Synonyms

in the air

aloftadjective

Positioned high above the ground; overhead (predicative or postpositive, rare).

By nightfall the drone was still aloft, circling silently over the valley.

aloftadverb

In or into a high place; up in the air.

The kite soared aloft in the clear blue sky.

On or into the upper masts, rigging, or yards of a ship (nautical).

All hands were ordered aloft to reef the sails.