Meaning aloft
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Above deck in the rigging.
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c. 1200, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse a lopti "up above," literally "up in the air," from a "in, on" + lopt "sky, air, atmosphere; loft, upper room,& [..]
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Also called "the above" and sometimes used interchangeably with "the Heavens," this term refers to the gallery on the upper level of the frons scenae. In Shakespear [..]
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The top part of the masts and rigging.
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(adv) at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship(adv) upward(adv) at or to great height; high up in or into the air(adv) in the higher atmosphere above the earth
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Above the deck of the boat.
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At the mast heads, or any where about the higher rigging. Along side
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Above the deck of the boat.
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Above the upper deck (above).
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1. In the rigging of a sailing ship. Above the ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead or high above. 2. Above the ship's uppermost solid structure. 3. Overhead or high above.
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The point above the ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead or high above.
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above the deck, usually high up in the rigging Source: Maritime Curators Group: Manual of Curatorship
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Up in the rigging; as in: Our radar reflectors are aloft. altocumulus clouds. Forming discernable globs, may appear in layers; as in: Altocumulus clouds usually promise rain soon.
Source: schoolofsailing.net

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Above the deck of the boat.
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Above the upper deck (above).
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In the rigging of a sailing ship. Above the ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead or high above.
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 This comes from the Anglo-Saxon word 'alofts'
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    Generally specking, any area above the highest deck.  
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Overhead or above.
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Above the deck, usually overhead on the mast or in the rigging.
Source: caribbean-pirates.com

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 Refers to anything that might be above deck in the rigging or mast.
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above the ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead or high above, often on a mast.
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Above the ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead or high above.
Source: nauticed.org

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This comes from the Anglo-Saxon word "alofts" meaning "on high".
Source: gunplot.net

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Above the boat, in its rigging
Source: riggingandsails.com

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In the rigging of a sailing ship. Above the ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead or high above.
Source: cruisertips.com (offline)

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In the rigging of a sailing ship. Above the ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead or high above.
Source: boatrepairandmaintenance.com (offline)

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above the deck; not on deck
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Above the deck, usually overhead on the mast or in the rigging.
Source: marinewaypoints.com

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Up the mast ; overhead. "Aloft there !" is a manner of hailing seamen who may be aloft on the mast, tops, yards, &c.
Source: thecheappages.com

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Angular distance above the horizon; the arc of a vertical circle between the horizon and a point on the celestial sphere, measured upward from the horizon. Angular distance below the horizon is called [..]
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Refers to weather characteristics which are above the boundary layer (not in contact with the Earth's surface).
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Up high, often refers to ship’s masts and rigging. Ambush
Source: the-pirate-ship.com (offline)





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