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Pronunciation : A*loft"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft.]
Definition : 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. "He steers his flight aloft." Milton.

2. (Naut.)

Defn: In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : A*loft"
Part of Speech : prep.
Definition : Defn: Above; on top of. [Obs.] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913