| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The act of dashing against, or striking upon.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ALLISION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Allision \Al*li"sion\, noun. [Latin expression allisio, from allidere, to strike or dash against; ad laedere to dash against.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ALLISION
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | A striking or collision of a moving vessel against a stationary object. (references) | ||
| Law | ALLISION, maritime law. The running of one vessel against another. It is distinguished from collision in this, that the latter means the running of two vessels against each other; this latter term is frequently used for allision. (references) | ||
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