Word info

lofting

Speech parts

1. lofting - Noun

2. lofting - Verb

3. Lofting - Proper noun

Meaning

(mining) Lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working.

(uncountable) A drafting technique whereby curved lines are generated to be used in plans for streamlined objects such as aircraft and boats.

(obsolete) An upper part; ceiling.


lofting

present participle of loft

Lofting (plural Loftings)

A surname.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The next picture is a Goliath with four arms, reading a book, lofting a 1000-pound dumbbell, aiming a pistol at a target, painting a picture. The enemy can do everything. "He's a giant, seven feet tall with four arms, each with two biceps. Each arm can, of course, be used simultaneously." Herman Kahn

In those trenches, Lofting survived longer than most young subalterns, despite his habit of sleeping out in the open rather than underground in a fetid bunker. Source: Internet

The first beer pump known in England is believed to have been invented by John Lofting (b. Source: Internet

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