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Aloft

Aloft Meaning & Definition
Aloft Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aloft?

[adv] in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine"
[adv] at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft"
[adv] upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft"
[adv] at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Aloft:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Aloft: aboard | above | abovestairs | afloat | airward | all aboard | aloof | athwart the hawse | athwarthawse | aye | before the mast | high | high up | in flight | in sail | in the air | in the clouds | on board | on board ship | on deck | on high | on shipboard | on stilts | on the peak | on tiptoe | over | overhead | skyward | straight up | tiptoe | to the zenith | topside | up | upstairs | upward | upwards

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Aloft In Webster's Dictionary

\A*loft"\ (?; 115), adv. [Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See {Loft}.] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. ``He steers his flight aloft.'' --Milton. 2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.
\A*loft"\, prep. Above; on top of. [Obs.] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. --Holland.

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