Aloft /(?; 115)/

A·loft

Aloft

adv.
  1. On high; in the air; high above the ground.
  2. In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven. (Naut.)

Aloft

prep.
  1. Above; on top of. [Obs.]
    Fresh waters run aloft the sea.