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aloft

UK: /əˈlɒft/ US: /-ˈlɑːft/

Translation

adv
(form)
en el aire
en alto
We raised our banners aloft
Alzamos las banderas en alto
to hold one's arms aloft
alzar los brazos
(Definition of aloft adv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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