Meaning of Loft | Babel Free
lɒftDefinitions
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Air, the air; the sky, the heavens. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- loss of fluid test
- A surname.
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An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building. countable, uncountable
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Such an attic used as an atelier. countable, uncountable
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The thickness of a soft object when not under pressure. countable, uncountable
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A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc. countable, uncountable
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A residential flat (apartment) on an upper floor of an apartment building. US, countable, uncountable
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Ellipsis of pigeon loft. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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The pitch or slope of the face of a golf club (tending to drive the ball upward). countable, uncountable
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A lofted drive. countable, uncountable
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A floor or room placed above another. countable, obsolete, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“an artist's loft”
“maximum loft”
“a choir loft”
“a Manhattan loft”
“Today, with a loft in Manhattan and a condo in Century City, they are the epitome of the bi-coastal couple.”
“Releasing some of the 12,000 racing pigeons that had arrived by special train (in foreground) at Dumfries Station for a race to their home lofts in Lanarkshire and West Lothian”
“Eutychus […] fell down from the third loft.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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