[aloft] adv [ME, fr. ON a lopt, fr. a on, in + lopt air--more at on, loft] (13c) 1: at or to a great height
2: in the air; esp: in flight (as in an airplane) "meals served ~"
3: at, on, or to the masthead or the higher rigging
[2]aloft prep (14c): on top of: above "bright signs ~ hotels"