Definizione monolingua

aloft

aloft (comparative more aloft, superlative most aloft)

1. in the air; in the sky

   high winds aloft

2. above, overhead, in a high place; up
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:

     Someones turned the chest out alow and aloft.

   • 1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies:

     He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.

3. (nautical) in the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
   • 1859, James Fenimore Cooper, The Red Rover: A Tale:

     I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?

Definizione dizionario aloft

	in alto
	Up in the air.

Altri significati:

above

in the air; in the sky

(nautical) in the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.

above, overhead, in a high place; up