Meaning of loft in English

loft

/lɒft/ us

/lɑːft/

a space at the top of a building under the roof used for storing things and usually entered by a ladder, or sometimes made into a room for living in:

The firm specializes in loft conversions (= making lofts into rooms).

an upper floor or room

an apartment in a large building that was previously used for industry

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I keep my old books in the loft.
I think I'll stow the camping equipment away in the loft until next summer.
There are rats in our loft.
We are planning to convert our loft into an office.
He climbed the ladder into the loft.

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loft

verb [ T ]

/lɒft/ us

/lɑːft/

to hit a ball high

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(Definition of loft from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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loft

noun [ C ]

/lɔft/

loft noun [C] (ROOF SPACE)

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a space at the top of a building under the roof, used for storage or sometimes made into a room, or a raised area built over part of a room that is used esp. for sleeping

A loft can also be an apartment in a building that was previously used for industry:

She lives in a converted loft.

loft

verb [ T ]

/lɔft/

loft verb [T] (HIT)

to hit a ball high in the air:

The batter lofted the ball into right field.

(Definition of loft from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of loft

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Further, additional sources of dissipation, such as the friction around falling raindrops - which originally were lofted by the convective heat flow - are being recognized.

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Hoists were installed to lift goods to newly built lofts.

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The cathedral was built in the style of eastern basilicas with two choir lofts and two organs.

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The parts are parted to breathe freely, separate and transparent, lofted by words and the writer's desire to see, to define, to entertain, and to show off a little.

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There were three different loft units on each floor.

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There were loft conversions, several in 'pentices' (passages) between two houses with an entry below, and the addition of dormer windows in roofs and gables.

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Homes range from one-bedroom studio loft apartments to five-bedroom houses.

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Other words, such as loft, booth, or closet, are also possible but are much less likely.

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The size of my loft for the hens would be 10ft x 8ft, fitted with aviary with inch half battens.

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They become lost within sight of their familiar home loft.

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Other measures include installation of full central heating systems, or the provision of insulation in cavity walls or lofts.

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There is no question that in national terms the most cost-effective use of our resources is to secure the insulation of lofts and hot-water tanks.

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There are still 3 million which have accessibility for lofts which have not yet been insulated.

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We have over 6·7 million accessible lofts with no insulation, and a further 5·5 million have inadequate insulation.

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The contract for £450 sterling to ' repair ' the king's chapel records that 'desks, stalls, lofts and other necessaries ' were to be inserted.

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in Chinese (Traditional)

閣樓，頂樓, 頂層, 頂層房間…

Meaning of loft in English

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loft noun [C] (ROOF SPACE)

loft verb [T] (HIT)

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