A*loft" (?; 115), adv. [Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft.]
1.
On high; in the air; high above the ground.
"He steers his flight
aloft."
Milton.
2. Naut.
In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.
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A*loft", prep.
Above; on top of.
[Obs.]
Fresh waters run aloft the sea.
Holland.
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