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comparative more aloft, superlative most aloft
At, to, or in the air or sky. examples
Above, overhead, in a high place; up. quotations examples
Someone's turned the chest out alow and aloft.
1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.
1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies
Lewis Cook held the trophy aloft after becoming the first England captain to lead his country to victory in a major global final since Sir Bobby Moore. A white sea of confetti slowly filled the pitch, with each England player taking hold of the trophy on the stage swiftly erected in Suwon to kick-start the celebrations.
2017 June 11, Ben Fisher, “England seal Under-20 World Cup glory as Dominic Calvert-Lewin strikes”, in the Guardian
(nautical) In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging. quotations examples
I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?
1859, James Fenimore Cooper, The Red Rover: A Tale