adv. [ Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft. ] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. “He steers his flight aloft.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven. [ 1913 Webster ]
[かざす, kazasu] (v5s, vt) (1) to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; (2) to hold one's hands out (e.g. towards a fire); (3) to shade one's eyes, face, etc.