allision

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

allision (plural allisions)

  1. The act of dashing against or striking upon.
  2. (maritime) The act of striking a fixed object, compare collision: the act of striking another vessel.

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