Lofting

American  

[lawf-ting, lof-] / ˈlɔf tɪŋ, ˈlɒf- /

noun

1. Hugh, 1886–1947, U.S. author of books for children, born in England.

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Example Sentences

The towering Space Launch System rocket has the job of lofting a vehicle called Orion into space and on its way to the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Research on the European oil and gas sector published earlier in March by JPMorgan’s oil and gas analysts Matthew Lofting and Tianyu Wu considered the effect on the European oil majors of a sustained period of elevated oil prices.

From MarketWatch

Oviedo gave away a poor second goal after 57 minutes, with Raphinha running on to an undercooked back-pass from David Costas and lofting the ball over Oviedo goalkeeper Aaron Escandell.

From Barron's

But Nix showed superb composure to lead Denver on a 73-yard touchdown drive that culminated with the Broncos quarterback lofting a 26-yard pass to Marvin Mims in the end zone to give the home side a 30-27 advantage after Lutz's extra point.

From Barron's

What about Teoscar Hernández lofting a three-run homer over the wall in right-center field to silence the notoriously hostile crowd at Citizens Bank Park?

From Los Angeles Times