aloft

Aloft is defined as something that is elevated.

(adverb)

An example of something that could be aloft is a hot air balloon.

The definition of aloft is to be on top of something.

(preposition)

An example of something being aloft is a helicopter on a building.

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See aloft in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

  1. far above the ground
  2. in the air; flying
  3. high above the deck of a ship; in the rigging or on a mast

Origin: ME < o, on, on + loft < ON lopt: see loft

See aloft in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb
  1. In or into a high place; high or higher up.
  2. Nautical At or toward the upper rigging.
preposition
On or above: birds perching aloft telephone wires.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old Norse ā lopt

Origin: : ā, in; see an- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + lopt, air

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