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al·li·sion
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allisionnoun
The act of dashing against or striking upon.
allisionnoun
The act of striking a fixed object, compare collision: the act of striking another vessel.
Etymology: From allisio, allidere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Allisionnoun
The act of striking one thing against another.
Etymology: allido, allisum, Lat.
There have not been any islands of note, or considerable extent, torn and cast off from the continent by earthquakes, or severed from it by the boisterous allison of the sea. John Woodward.
Webster Dictionary
Allisionnoun
the act of dashing against, or striking upon
Etymology: [L. allisio, fr. allidere, to strike or dash against; ad + laedere to dash against.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Allision
al-lizh′un, n. a striking against. [L. allisio, from allidĕre—ad, and lædĕre, to hurt.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
allision
Synonymous in marine law with collision, though the jurists of Holland introduce it to mark a distinction between one vessel running against another and two vessels striking each other.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of allision in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of allision in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- συμμαχίαGreek
- allisionPortuguese
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