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aloft

a·loft [ ə láwft ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
1. high up: upward, high up, or in a higher position ( literary )

2. in or into ship's rigging: in or into the rigging of a sailing ship

[13th century. < Old Norse á lopt(i) "in the air" < lopt "air, sky" (see loft)]
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