aloft

1. aloft Definition: In the air; above the ground From the Passage: “Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch of the North Church tower as a signal light…”

2. belfry Definition: A bell tower, usually on a church or other building From the Passage: “Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch of the North Church tower as a signal light…”

3. hulk Definition: A big, heavy, awkward ship From the Passage: …“And the huge black hulk, that was magnified by its own reflection in the tide.”

4. linger Definition: To be slow in leaving; to wait; to move without haste From the Passage: “He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, but lingers and gazes, till full on his sight…”

5. magnify Definition: To make something look larger; to increase From the passage: “And the huge black hulk, that was magnified by its own reflection on the tide.”

6. measured Definition: Regular in movement; marked by a steady pace; like clockwork From the passage: “The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, and the measured tread of the grenadiers…”

7. mooring Definition: Anchor or chain From the passage: “Silently rowed to the Charleston shore, just as the moon rose over the bay, where the swinging wide at her moorings lay…”

8. muster Definition: The act of gathering military troops together From the Passage: “The muster of men at the barrack door..”

9. spectral Definition: Like a ghost From the Passage: “Lonely and spectral and sombre and still…”

10. tread Definition: The act or sound of walking; footsteps From the Passage: “The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, and the measured tread of the grenadiers…”