Aloft Definition
ə-lôft, ə-lŏft
adverb
In or into a high place; high or higher up.
The balloon was drifting aloft on the wind.
American Heritage
Far above the ground.
Webster's New World
Up in or into the air.
The plane was quickly aloft.
American Heritage
In the air; flying.
Webster's New World
At or toward the upper rigging.
American Heritage
preposition
On or above.
Birds perching aloft telephone wires.
American Heritage
Origin of Aloft
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Middle English from Old Norse ā lopt ā in an- in Indo-European roots lopt air
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”)
From Wiktionary
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