Definition of aloft
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: at or to a great height
measuring the winds aloft
2
: in the air
especially
: in flight (as in an airplane)
meals served aloft
3
: at, on, or to the masthead or the higher rigging
went aloft to unfurl the sails
aloft
prepositionDefinition of aloft (Entry 2 of 2)
: on top of : above
bright signs aloft hotels
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The first known use of aloft was in the 13th century
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