American English pronunciation

How to pronounce loft

IPA transcription: ['lɔft]

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Noun

  • floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

  • floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

  • (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air

  • a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

Verb

  • store in a loft

  • propel through the air

    “The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air”

  • kick or strike high in the air

    “loft a ball”

  • lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull

Usage examples

  • The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.
  • A group of teenage boys hang out in a loft.
  • The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.
  • The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.
  • Lush ferns grow on the lofty rocks.
  • Lush ferns grow on the lofty rocks.
  • Lush ferns grow on the lofty rocks.
  • The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.
  • Two weeks later, Lofthouse equalled his tally.
  • The rest of the family slept in the hay loft, in the roof space.