1
: at or to a great height
measuring the winds aloft
2
: in the air
especially
: in flight (as in an airplane)
meals served aloft
3
: at, on, or to the masthead or the higher rigging
went aloft to unfurl the sails
: on top of : above
bright signs aloft hotels
Examples of aloft in a Sentence
Adverb
The balloon stayed aloft for days.
the ease with which he can hold a ballerina aloft with one hand is awesome
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Ride would ultimately fly twice in space, going aloft the second time in 1984, once again aboard the shuttle Challenger.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 June 2025
Many in restaurant staff uniforms held their phones aloft and pumped their fists to marchers going by.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Gauff raised the winner’s trophy aloft, then kissed it several times.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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Adverb
Schmidt took his lap, holding the Cup aloft, kissing it before giving it next to defenseman Seth Jones.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Ride would ultimately fly twice in space, going aloft the second time in 1984, once again aboard the shuttle Challenger.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 June 2025
Many in restaurant staff uniforms held their phones aloft and pumped their fists to marchers going by.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Gauff raised the winner’s trophy aloft, then kissed it several times.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aloft. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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