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aloft

UK/əˈlɑft/ US/əˈlɔft/ uncommon

adverb

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”

Origin

From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- + loft.

Phrases

  • come aloft
  • gone aloft
  • stitch aloft
  • take aloft

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