aloft

== English == === Etymology === From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- +‎ loft. === Pronunciation === (US) enPR: ə-lôft', IPA(key): /əˈlɔft/ Rhymes: -ɔːft (cot–caught merger) enPR: ə-lŏft', IPA(key): /əˈlɑft/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ə-lŏft', IPA(key): /əˈlɒft/ Rhymes: -ɒft === Adverb === aloft (comparative more aloft, superlative most aloft) At, to, or in the air or sky. Above, overhead, in a high place; up. (nautical) In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== loft lofty ==== Translations ==== === See also === alow === References === “aloft”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === float, flota