Aloft

Adverb

 * 1) in the air; in the sky
 * high winds aloft
 * 1) above, overhead, in a high place; up
 * 2) * 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:
 * Someone's turned the chest out alow and aloft.
 * 1) * 1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies:
 * He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.
 * 1)  in the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
 * 2) * 1859, James Fenimore Cooper, The Red Rover: A Tale:
 * I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?
 * 1)  Dead.

Etymology
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Thesaurus
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

Translations

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Related terms

 * loft
 * lofty

Anagrams

 * float