aloft

Definition of Aloft in English :

1. aloft

at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

Example Sentences:
'climbed aloft to unfurl the sail'

2. aloft

upward

Example Sentences:
'the good news sent her spirits aloft'

3. aloft

at or to great height; high up in or into the air

Example Sentences:
'eagles were soaring aloft'
'dust is whirled aloft'

4. aloft

in the higher atmosphere above the earth

Example Sentences:
'weather conditions aloft are fine'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aloft

adverb, adjective (postpositive)

1.

in or into a high or higher place; up above

2. nautical

in or into the rigging of a vessel

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

adv.

1. In or into a high place; high or higher up: The balloon was drifting aloft on the wind.

2. Up in or into the air: The plane was quickly aloft.

3. Nautical At or toward the upper rigging.

prep.

On or above: birds perching aloft telephone wires.