Aloft

Part of speech: adverb (adv.)

1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. "He steers his flight aloft." Milton.

2. In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.

Part of speech: preposition (prep.)

Above; on top of. [Obs.] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland.