aloftadv.[Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft.]1. On high; in the air; high above the ground.(Milton.)2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.()prep. Above; on top of.()Fresh waters run aloft the sea. (Holland.)