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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions aloft noun  (nautical) anywhere about the upper yards, masts and rigging of a ship adverb  above, overhead, in a high place 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island, Treasure Island : Someone's turned the chest out alow and . 1954: w:William Golding, William Golding, w:Lord of the Flies, Lord of the Flies : He noticed that he still held the knife and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath. (nautical) in the top, at the mast head 1859: w:James Fenimore Cooper, James Fenimore Cooper, The Red Rover: A Tale : I think you said something converning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and ? Etymology: From Old Norse í lopti "in the sky"      Full Definition of aloft  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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