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What does aloft mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word aloft? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. At, to, or in the air or sky.
  2. Above, overhead, in a high place; up
  3. (nautical) in the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
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Key seemed too dumbfounded at the fusion to do anything more than keep himself aloft above the pool.
To have the ship's company clearly visible on deck, or in the days of sail, aloft on the yards, meant that the guns were not manned.
The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
The albatross has flown-the responsibility now rests on the observers of today and tomorrow to ensure it stays aloft.
At the end of the service many among the crowd fought back tears as, scarves aloft, they sang the Anfield anthem You'll Never Walk Alone.
Airplanes turn while remaining aloft primarily by controlling the positions of ailerons mounted on horizontally oriented wings.

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