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Webster 1913 Edition

Allision

Al-li′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
allisio
, fr.
allidere
, to strike or dash against;
ad
+
laedere
to dash against.]
The act of dashing against, or striking upon.
The boisterous
allision
of the sea.
Woodward.

Webster 1828 Edition

Allision

ALLISION

,
Noun.
allizh'un. [L. allido, to dash or strike against of ad and lado, to hurt by striking.]
A striking against; as, the allision of the sea against the shore.

Definition 2024

allision

allision

English

Noun

allision ‎(plural allisions)

  1. (nautical) The striking of a vessel against a fixed object; the act of alliding or an instance thereof.
  2. (rare) The act of dashing against or striking upon.

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Etymology

From Latin allisio, French allidere ‎(“to strike or dash against”).

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