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1. (adv.) aloft
high up; far above the ground.
2. aloft
on the masts; in the rigging or upper rigging.
3. aloft
in or into the air.
4. (prep.) aloft
on or at the top of:
flags flying aloft the castle.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME o loft < ON ā lopt in the air; see a -1, loft)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) aloft
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
"climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"
2. (adverb) aloft
upward
"the good news sent her spirits aloft"
3. (adverb) aloft
at or to great height; high up in or into the air
"eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft"
4. (adverb) aloft
in the higher atmosphere above the earth
"weather conditions aloft are fine"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) aloft
on high; in the air; high above the ground
2. (adverb) aloft
in the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven
3. aloft
above; on top of
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Sense: high up; overhead
He held the banner aloft.
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 Afrikaans: hoog |
 Arabic: عَالِيَاً، مُرْتَفِعاً |
 Bulgarian: високо |
 Brazilian: alto |
 Czech: vysoko nahoře, ve vzduchu |
 German: (nach) oben |
 Danish: højt oppe; højt hævet |
 Greek: ψηλά |
 Spanish: en lo alto |
 Estonian: kõrgel |
 Farsi: در هوا؛ بالا |
 Finnish: ilmassa |
 French: en l'air |
 Hebrew: לְמַעלָה |
 Hindi: ऊंचा |
 Croatian: visoko |
 Hungarian: fent |
 Indonesian: tinggi-tinggi, di atas |
 Icelandic: hátt uppi, ofar jörðu |
 Italian: in alto |
 Japanese: 高く上に |
 Korean: 높은 곳에 |
 Lithuanian: aukštai |
 Latvian: augšā; augšup |
 Malay: tinggi |
 Dutch: omhoog |
 Norwegian: høyt opp(e), i været |
 Polish: wysoko |
 Persian: در هوا؛ بالا |
 Pashto: په هوا کی ، پورته |
 Portuguese: alto |
 Romanian: deasupra |
 Russian: наверху |
 Slovak: vo vzduchu |
 Slovenian: visoko v zrak(u) |
 Serbian: visoko |
 Swedish: högt upp, i höjden |
 Thai: สูงขึ้นไป |
 Turkish: yukarı, yukarıda |
 Taiwanese: 在高處，架高地 |
 Ukrainian: вгорі |
 Urdu: اونچا ، اوپر کی طرف |
 Vietnamese: ở trên cao |
 Chinese: 高高地 |
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