aloft
(adverb) in the higher atmosphere above the earth; “weather conditions aloft are fine”
aloft
(adverb) at or to great height; high up in or into the air; “eagles were soaring aloft”; “dust is whirled aloft”
aloft
(adverb) upward; “the good news sent her spirits aloft”
aloft
(adverb) at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; “climbed aloft to unfurl the sail”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• float, flota
Source: Wiktionary
A*loft", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft.]
1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. "He steers his flight aloft." Milton.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
Definition: Above; on top of. [Obs.] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
