From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aloft \A*loft"\ (?; 115), adverb [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.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aloft \A*loft"\, preposition Above; on top of. [Obs.]
Fresh waters run aloft the sea. --Holland.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adverb
1: at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"
2: upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft"
3: at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft"
4: in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "aloft": aboard, above, abovestairs, afloat, airward, all aboard, aloof, athwart the hawse, athwarthawse, aye, before the mast, high, high up, in flight, in sail, in the air, in the clouds, on board, on board ship, on deck, on high, on shipboard, on stilts, on the peak, on tiptoe, over, overhead, skyward, straight up, tiptoe, to the zenith, topside, up, upstairs, upward, upwards
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