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lofting
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Loft \Loft\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Lofted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lofting .] To raise aloft; to send into the air; esp. (Golf), to strike (the ball) so that it will go over an obstacle.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lofting is a drafting technique (sometimes using mathematical tables) whereby curved lines are generated, to be used in plans for streamlined objects such as aircraft and boats. The lines may be drawn on wood and the wood then cut for advanced woodworking ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 (context obsolete English) An upper part; ceiling. 2 (context mining English) Lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working. Etymology 2 vb. (present participle of loft English)
Usage examples of lofting.
Climbing a three-step folding ladder that put her waist nearly level with the top of the lofting tube, she set the nightflower into the tube with the fuse down.
A hollow thump and an acrid sulphur smell announced the lofting tube sending its nightflower aloft, and a loud pop the blooming of a ball of red streaks overhead.