A-lŏft′1, adv.
(21), adv. [Prefix a and loft.] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. “He steers his flight aloft.” Milton.
Sense 2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head; or on the higher yards or rigging; above the deck.
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Aloft
A-lōft′2, prep.
On the top or surface of. [Obs.] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland.