Definition of aloft

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Aloft (prep.) Above; on top of.

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Ballooning Spider :: Ballooning spider () A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds ( esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft.
Upbear :: Upbear (v. t.) To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain.
Aloft :: Aloft (prep.) Above; on top of.
Onloft :: Onloft (adv.) Aloft; above ground.
Aloft :: Aloft (adv.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven..
High-palmed :: High-palmed (a.) Having high antlers; bearing full-grown antlers aloft.
Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
High-raised :: High-raised (a.) Elevated; raised aloft; upreared.
Low :: Low (adv.) In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground.
Towering :: Towering (a.) Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height..
Up :: Up (adv.) Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down.
Pensible :: Pensible (a.) Held aloft.
Soar :: Soar (v. i.) To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings..
Mount :: Mount (n.) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up.
Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach..
Uplift :: Uplift (v. t.) To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock..
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out..
Aloft :: Aloft (adv.) On high; in the air; high above the ground.
Top :: Top (n.) A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft..
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