cotloft


loft

1. Unceiled space beneath a roof, often used for storage. Also see attic, garret. 2. Upper space in a barn, e.g., cockloft, hayloft. 3. Upper space in a church or concert hall, e.g., choir loft, organ loft. Also see rood loft. 4. Unpartitioned space in a loft building. 5. In a theater stagehouse, the space between the top of the proscenium and the grid.