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Artic vs Loft - What's the difference?

artic | loft |

As nouns the difference between artic and loft

is that artic is short form of articulated lorry while loft is air, the air; the sky, the heavens.

As a verb loft is

to propel high into the air.

As an adjective loft is

lofty; proud; haughty.

artic

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal) Short form of articulated lorry.
  • (informal) Short form of articulated bus.

    • Synonyms

    * semitrailer / semi-trailer (US) * bendy bus

    See also

    * arctic (of which'' artic ''is a common misspelling ) * HGV * lorry * truck * wagon

    Anagrams

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    loft

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, except in derivatives) air, the air; the sky, the heavens.
  • An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.
  • (textiles) The thickness of a soft object when not under pressure.
  • A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.
    • an organ loft
  • (obsolete) A floor or room placed above another.
  • * Bible, Acts xx. 9
    • Eutychus fell down from the third loft .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To propel high into the air.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 28 , author=Tom Rostance , title=Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Marouane Chamakh then spurned a great chance to kill the game off when he ran onto Andrey Arshavin's lofted through ball but shanked his shot horribly across the face of goal.}}
  • (bowling) To throw the ball erroneously through the air instead of releasing it on the lane's surface.

    • Related terms

    * aloft * hayloft, hay loft * lofty

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete, rare) lofty; proud; haughty
    • (Surrey)
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