What is the meaning of loft?

noun

  • Floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space.
  • Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage.
  • 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.
    • usage: "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"
  • Kick or strike high in the air.
    • usage: "loft a ball"
  • Lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull. .
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