English Explanatory Dictionary

aloft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. At, to, or in the air or sky.
  2. Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
  3. In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.

Pronunciation

ə-lôft' /əˈlɔft/ ə-lŏft' /əˈlɑft/ En-us-aloft.ogg /əˈlɒft/

Word forms

aloft more aloft most aloft

Etymology

From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- + loft.

Related words

loft lofty alow

Derived words

come aloft gone aloft stitch aloft take aloft
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