aloft

1. 1.

   at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

   “climbed aloft to unfurl the sail”
2. 2.

   upward

   “the good news sent her spirits aloft”
3. 3.

   at or to great height; high up in or into the air

   “eagles were soaring aloft”

   “dust is whirled aloft”
4. 4.

   in the higher atmosphere above the earth

   “weather conditions aloft are fine”

Questions about aloft

What does aloft mean?

aloft means "at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in aloft?

aloft has 2 syllables: a-loft. The stress falls on "loft". In IPA it is /əˈlɔft/.

Is aloft a common word?

aloft is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.