"take aloft" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes aloft [present, singular, third-person], taking aloft [participle, present], took aloft [past], taken aloft [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> aloft}} take aloft (third-person singular simple present takes aloft, present participle taking aloft, simple past took aloft, past participle taken aloft)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, aviation, of a pilot) To successfully fly (an aircraft) into the air. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Aviation

Inflected forms

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