Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working.
- noun Upper part; ceiling.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete An
upper part ;ceiling . - noun mining Lagging or
longitudinal timber resting on caps to support theroof of a working. - verb Present participle of
loft .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It started with an innocent experiment in lofting, a technique also known as “skinning” that originated in boat-building.
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It started with an innocent experiment in lofting, a technique also known as “skinning” that originated in boat-building.
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Virgin Galactic's commercial flight plans entail lofting customers on suborbital hops at a price of $200,000 per seat.
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Bryant scored 30 points and was the finals MVP, but he wouldn't be lofting any trophies without the help he got from a solid but unspectacular group that turned out to be the perfect support for him.
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At the snap, Taylor didn't even hesitate, lofting a pass towards Thomas in the corner of the end zone.
QB Logan Thomas gets his moment, and delivers Mark Giannotto 2010
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A hard, bare surface had promised runs and the sight of Steven Croft lofting Wayne Parnell for a languid straight six had par-score predictions being revised upwards.
Sussex v Lancashire | Friends Provident t20 match report 2011
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On his next drop-back Brady goes straight for the jugular - lofting the ball down the left sideline to –of all people –Chad Ochocinco.
New England Patriots @ Denver Broncos - as it happened | Paolo Bandini 2011
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I wanted to explore some three-dimensional forms, and a basic lofting function seemed like a quick ticket to results.
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Mr. Dodge has struggled with consistency, lofting some high, arcing deep punts, but also mixing in shanks, and worse, line drives.
Giants Prepare for Dodge Ball Aditi Kinkhabwala 2010
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I wanted to explore some three-dimensional forms, and a basic lofting function seemed like a quick ticket to results.
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