aloft

adv.

1. In or into a high place; high or higher up.
2. Nautical. At or toward the upper rigging.

prep.
On or above: birds perching aloft telephone wires.

[Middle English, from Old Norse ā lopt : ā, in + lopt, air.]

adj, adv

Definition: upwards, in the air
Antonyms: down

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The adverb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

Meaning #2: upward

Meaning #3: at or to great height; high up in or into the air

Meaning #4: in the higher atmosphere above the earth

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - højt oppe, til vejrs, opad
adv. - højt oppe, til vejrs, opad
prep. - oven over, oppe over

Nederlands (Dutch)
op/naar grote hoogte, in de lucht (vliegend), omhoog, in de mast, (boven)op

Français (French)
adj. - en haut, en l'air, (Naut) dans la mâture, au ciel (hum)
adv. - en haut, en l'air
prep. - en haut, en l'air

Deutsch (German)
adj. - empor, hoch oben
adv. - hoch oben
prep. - über, auf

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - επάνω, ψηλά, (ναυτ.) στα ξάρτια

Italiano (Italian)
in alto, alto

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - no alto, elevado, para cima, no topo dos mastros (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
наверху, в высоте

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alto
adv. - arriba, en el aire, en alto
prep. - arriba

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - högt upp, till väders

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在高处, 在上面, 在空中, 在上, 在...上面

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 在高處, 在上面, 在空中
adv. - 在高處, 在上
prep. - 在...上面

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 위의
adv. - 위로, 천국에
prep. - ~위에

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 空高く
prep. - 上に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) عاليا, طائرا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גבוה‬
adv. - ‮למעלה‬
prep. - ‮בפסגת‬

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