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Feb 11, 2012
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a•loft



Pronunciation: (u-lôft', u-loft'), [key]
—adv.
1. high up; far above the ground.
2. Naut.
a. on the masts; in the rigging; overhead.
b. (on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the upper rigging, specifically, on or above the lower yards (opposed to alow).
3. in or into the air.

—prep.
on or at the top of: flags flying aloft the castle.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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