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aloft.

adverb

At, to, or in the air or sky.

  • High winds aloft

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There is a duel, in which the knight is beheaded by Arthur's nephew, Sir Gawain; he then picks his head up, holds it aloft and promises that the two of them shall meet again.

Behind her, protesters warned Johnson that the march was just the start of their campaign by holding aloft a huge banner that read: "This is the beginning of the end of the housing crisis".

She does a perfectly pleasant vocal performance held aloft by big backing vox and strummed guitars.

The arms were outstretched and aloft just as they always were in his pomp 10 years ago.

This morning, he held it aloft and declared: "This manifesto is an insurance policy against a government lurching off to extremes".

The flower buds, like milky pearls held in the green clasp of its pointed green sepals, held aloft on a four-inch stalk, were still closed.

"Good job last night, Nicola," shouted one man as supporters mobbed the first minister, their hands holding mobile phones aloft for that closeup moment; a woman near by yelled out: "You were wonderful".

He turned round, arms aloft and trudged back to the centre-circle with the mother-in-law of all frowns while his team-mates celebrated wildly around him.

The artist's previous work in Gaza on the barrier wall that seals off the Palestinian territories from Israel included an image depicting a group of girls being lifted aloft my balloons.

Most ardent fan: The many shirtless dudes greeting this starry-eyed, 60s-influenced music bare-chested and with arms aloft.

In 2010 George Osborne's palanquin was borne aloft by a host of imaginary porters, now vanished, one by one.

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