allision

[ uh-lizh-uh n ]

/ əˈlɪʒ ən /

noun Law.

the striking of one ship by another.

Words nearby allision

alligator snapping turtle, alligator wrench, alligatorfish, allingham, allis's sign, allision, allison, alliterate, alliteration, alliterative, allium

Origin of allision

1625–35; < Late Latin allīsiōn (stem of allīsiō), equivalent to allīs(us) struck at, past participle of allīdere (al- al- + -līd- strike (combining form of laed-; see lesion) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion