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aloft

Adverb
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Up in the air or at a high place. It is a literary word that can feel less common than simply saying 'up.'

Detailed Definition
Aloft means high above the ground or in the air. Poets and storytellers use it for vivid spatial description, especially when someone is suspended, lifted, or positioned overhead.
Example
Example in poetry:
The lark rose aloft above the ploughman's field; “Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! / Bird thou never wert,” sings Shelley of a voice aloft; A kite hangs aloft while children tug its earthly string; Her hopes stayed aloft, though the news came down like rain
Additional Notes
The evidence contains a somewhat literary adverb that many readers may understand only from context.; Found in the poem, The Miller's Tale by Richard
Also Known As
In the Air Elevated Upward Aloft in the Sky a-flying
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