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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Aloft

/ə-lôft'/ · A·loft · IPA /əˈlɔft/
01 adv. On high; in the air; high above the ground.
  1. 1.
    On high; in the air; high above the ground.
  2. 2.
    In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.(Naut.)
02 prep. Above; on top of.
  1. 1.
    Above; on top of.[Obs.]
    “Fresh waters run aloft the sea.” Holland.