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aloft
has definitions from the field of nautical
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[ adverb ] at or to great height; high up in or into the air
Examples "eagles were soaring aloft" "dust is whirled aloft" |
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[ adverb ] upward
Examples "the good news sent her spirits aloft" |
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[ adverb ] (nautical) at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
Examples "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail" |
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[ adverb ] in the higher atmosphere above the earth
Examples "weather conditions aloft are fine" |
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