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3 definitions found 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. ``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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aloft \A*loft"\, prep. Above; on top of [Obs.] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. --Holland. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aloft adv 1: at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail" 2: upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft" 3: at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft" 4: in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine"
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