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A·loft adv.
1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. “He steers his flight aloft.”
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.
A·loft, prep. Above; on top of. [Obs.]
Fresh waters run aloft the sea. --Holland.
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aloft
adv 1: at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship;
"climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"
2: upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft"
3: at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles
were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft"
4: in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather
conditions aloft are fine"