Definition of aloft
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
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Examples of aloft in a Sentence
The balloon stayed aloft for days.
the ease with which he can hold a ballerina aloft with one hand is awesome
Origin and Etymology of aloft
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1 : in the air or in flight The seven great birds stayed aloft about half an hour … — E. B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
2 : at, on, or to the higher rigging of a ship
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