"aloft" in the adverb sense
1. aloft
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
"climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"
2. aloft
upward
"the good news sent her spirits aloft"
3. aloft
at or to great height high up in or into the air
"eagles were soaring aloft"
"dust is whirled aloft"
4. aloft
in the higher atmosphere above the earth
"weather conditions aloft are fine"
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