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English Dictionary: aloft	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for aloft
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aloft adv at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail" upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft" at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft" in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aloft \Aloft"\, prep. Above; on top of. [Obs.] Fresh waters run aloft* the sea. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aloft \A*loft"\ (?; 115), adv. [Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See {Loft}.] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. [bd]He steers his flight aloft.[b8] --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.