Meaning of ALOFT
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- [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"
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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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