allision

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] See also

• collision