aloft

• Adverbe signifiant « en haut » ou « dans les airs ». Souvent utilisé dans un contexte maritime pour désigner une position au-dessus du pont d'un navire, ou plus généralement pour décrire quelque chose situé à grande hauteur.

An adverb meaning "high up" or "in the air." It is often used in nautical contexts to refer to being above the deck of a ship, or more generally to describe something positioned at a great height.

1. Upward or high upB2formal

   At or to a great height; high up in or into the air.

   en l'air, en hauteur

   • The eagle soared aloft, riding the thermal currents.
   • The balloon drifted aloft into the clear blue sky.
   • He held the trophy aloft for the cheering crowd to see.

   Synonymesabovehighin the airoverheadskywardupupward

   Antonymesbelowdown

2. In the upper atmosphereC1formal

   In the higher atmosphere above the earth.

   Dans la haute atmosphère

   • The weather balloon collected data from the air aloft.
   • Strong winds aloft affected the flight path of the aircraft.
   • The satellite monitors conditions aloft to predict storms.

   Synonymesabovehigh upoverhead

3. On a ship's mast or riggingC2formalbritish

   At or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship.

   dans la mâture

   • The sailor climbed aloft to repair the torn sail.
   • The lookout was stationed aloft, scanning the horizon for land.
   • A flag was raised aloft to signal the ship's arrival.