| adv. | 1. | On high; in the air; high above the ground. |
| 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. | |
| prep. | 1. | Above; on top of. |
| Adv. | 1. | aloft - at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail" |
| 2. | aloft - upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft" | |
| 3. | aloft - at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft" | |
| 4. | aloft - in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine" |
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