- high up; far above the ground.
- Nautical.
- on the masts; in the rigging; overhead.
- (on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the upper rigging, specifically, on or above the lower yards (opposed to alow).
- in or into the air.
- on or at the top of: flags flying aloft the castle.
- in or into a high or higher place; up above
- in or into the rigging of a vessel
