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gone aloft

gone aloft adjective: having passed away.

Adjective

gone aloft (not comparable)

  1. Having passed away.
    • Our dear jackdaw had "gone aloft" long before this, I grieve to say; and our sorrow was a common one shared by the whole settlement.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 115

Questions about gone aloft

What does gone aloft mean?
Gone aloft means having passed away.
What part of speech is gone aloft?
Gone aloft is an adjective.

Words near gone aloft in the dictionary

  1. gone all around the houses
  2. gone all around the Wrekin
  3. gone all out
  4. gone all round the houses
  5. gone all the way
  6. gone aloft
  7. gone along
  8. gone along for the ride
  9. gone along to get along
  10. gone along with
  11. gone along with the gag

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