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aloft

adv
/əˈlɔft/US/əˈlɑft//əˈlɒft/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from á lopti — “in the sky”

Definitions

  1. At, to, or in the air or sky.

    • high winds aloft

  2. Above, overhead, in a high place

    Above, overhead, in a high place; up.

    • Someone's turned the chest out alow and aloft.
    • He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.

  3. In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.

    • I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?

The neighborhood

Derived

come aloft, gone aloft, stitch aloft, take aloft

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA