1A room or space directly under the roof of a house or other building, which may be used for accommodations or storage.

1. 1.1A gallery in a church or hall.
   ‘a choir loft’
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   • ‘The choir loft was still behind the pulpit, but there was a drum set, a keyboard, and guitars set up to the left of the podium.’
   • ‘From the choir loft, we had a wonderful view as the Paschal fire spread out among the people, lighting from one candle to the next, dispersing the gloom of darkness.’
   • ‘In the first half of this church sequence, Cole is playing with his soldiers in the choir loft when Malcolm comes in.’
   • ‘The latter was the hardest, as I was very curious about the sounds that resonated from the choir loft.’
   • ‘The balcony in the sanctuary was shaped like a horseshoe and extended on both sides to the choir loft at the front.’
   • ‘I sighed and settled down in the choir loft for the next boring forty-five minutes.’
   • ‘Some of the choir members rebelled against this, resulting in an exodus from the choir loft.’
   • ‘It's a fully staged production except for the chorus which will be in the choir loft.’
   • ‘They had a very large pipe organ and a central choir loft above and behind the pulpit.’
   • ‘The former choir loft was incorporated into the mezzanine floor plan, which resulted in a dramatic display area on the third floor.’
   • ‘The choir lofts were filled with chairs, and the chairs filled with air.’
   • ‘Putting the opera chorus in the choir loft was easy.’
2. 1.2A large, open area over a shop, warehouse, or factory, sometimes converted into living space.
   ‘That space consists largely of residential blocks and light industrial space and warehousing easily converted to lofts, on the eastern side of the city.’
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   • ‘In recent years, developers had considered converting the building into lofts, but a deal did not materialize.’
   • ‘She raved about how she could convert the factory space into a fabulous loft for herself.’
   • ‘Turn some of the factories into lofts using the New York limitation that only registered artists and cultural people can rent them.’
   • ‘The brick and the exposed duct work make this place feel like one of those trendy, oversize lofts that was converted from an old factory.’
   • ‘The mill, with its well-cultivated catacomb charm, factory building bleakness and fancy lofts, could be described as the home of the New Leipzig School if you want to think of it in home terms.’
   • ‘North of the famous commercial area, the Loop, converted factory lofts now house art galleries and yuppie advertising agencies.’
   • ‘Now, warehouse-style lofts and apartments continue to attract more people.’
   • ‘On one job we were building a loft in a large warehouse.’
   • ‘In 1999, after three years of construction, the old candy factory on the corner of Queen and Shaw reopened, converted into stylish and expensive residential lofts.’
3. 1.3A pigeon house.
   ‘Duramitex is a concentrate that needs diluting and is used to clean out pigeon lofts and hen houses.’
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   • ‘Dr Hansell said pigeon flocks had been successfully reduced in the Swiss city of Basle without a single bird being killed, using a combination of pigeon lofts and egg-removal methods.’
   • ‘The Scottish Homing Union, which represents the owners of 4000 pigeon lofts in Scotland, vows to ‘tear this document to shreds’.’
   • ‘On the site of the old gas works in Frome Road, the council has decided to build some pigeon lofts so the birds can come and live with us in Bradford on Avon.’
   • ‘Town clerk Graham Gittins said no decision had been made yet about where to site the pigeon lofts.’
   • ‘Even if the loft comes down the pigeons will be stopping.’
   • ‘A West Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed officers had received a report of an arson attack on the pigeon loft.’
   • ‘Housing chiefs were stunned when a couple refused to pull down a pigeon loft built without planning permission - because their son lives in it.’
   • ‘I was thus spared from being locked in a pigeon loft with a plate of mushy peas for the rest of the night.’
   • ‘Descended from wild rock doves, homing pigeons can locate their lofts, or roosts, even when released several thousand miles away.’
   • ‘Homing pigeons taken from their lofts and released as far away as 1,000 km in unfamiliar territory return home.’
   • ‘Pigeon lofts should be emptied and items such as skateboard ramps disposed of.’
   • ‘Town clerk Graham Gittins said no decision had been made yet about where to site the pigeon lofts.’

2Golf
Upward inclination given to the ball in a stroke.

1. 2.1Backward slope of the head of a club, designed to give upward inclination to the ball.
   ‘the extra loft reduces sidespin’
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   • ‘Generally, each degree of loft on your wedges translates to two to four yards in carry distance.’
   • ‘Use the loft of the club to get the ball up in the air.’
   • ‘Good bunker play comes from good technique, not the loft of the club.’
   • ‘You must also stay behind the ball to get the true loft of the club.’
   • ‘I don't think golfers have enough loft on their drivers, especially amateurs.’

3The thickness of insulating matter in an object such as a sleeping bag or a padded coat.

with object and adverbial of direction Kick, hit, or throw (a ball or missile) high up.