Meaning

3 senses
  1. At, to, or in the air or sky.

    high winds aloft

    at or to great height; high up in or into the air

  2. Above, overhead, in a high place; up.

    высокоvysoko

  3. In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.

    at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

Examples

4 sentences
  1. I saw a flock of birds flying aloft.

    ruЯ видел стаю птиц, летящих в небе. — zalaim

  2. He stood there with the poker held aloft.

    ruОн стоял там и держал кочергу над головой. — RusVictoric1993

  3. Until now, opinions differed over the question of whether birds could sleep while aloft.

  4. They marched to Santiago with their flag aloft.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
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Origin

From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- + loft.

From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- + loft.

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Forms

more aloft, most aloft
Comparativemore aloft Lesson
Superlativemost aloft

regular

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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