aloft

adv

Etymology: From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- + loft.

1. At, to, or in the air or sky.

   “high winds aloft”

2. Above, overhead, in a high place; up.

   “Someone's turned the chest out alow and aloft.”

   “He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.”

3. In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.

   “I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?”