What does "aloft" mean?
Aloft: (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.
Additional senses
- 2.Above; on top of. [Obs.] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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