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lofting

lofting noun: lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working. Also the present participle and gerund of loft.

Noun

lofting (countable and uncountable, plural loftings)

  1. Lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working.
  2. (uncountable) A drafting technique whereby curved lines are generated to be used in plans for streamlined objects such as aircraft and boats.
  3. (obsolete) An upper part; ceiling.

Proper noun capitalized: Lofting

Lofting (plural Loftings)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

lofting is also the present participle and gerund of loft.

Forms of lofting

Noun
pluralloftings
Proper noun
pluralLoftings

Origin of lofting

From loft + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Variant of Lofton.

Phrases with lofting

Questions about lofting

What does lofting mean?
Lofting means lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working.
What part of speech is lofting?
Lofting can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of lofting?
The plural of lofting is loftings.

Words near lofting in the dictionary

  1. loftiest
  2. loftily
  3. Loftin
  4. loftiness
  5. loftinesses
  6. lofting
  7. lofting iron
  8. lofting irons
  9. loftings
  10. Loftins
  11. loftish

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