alow

¹

[ uh-loh ]

adverb

, Nautical.

1. below decks.
2. (on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the lower rigging, specifically, below the lower yards ( aloft ).

alow

²

or a·lowe

[ uh-loh ]

adjective

, Northern British Dialect.

1. ablaze; aflame.

alow

/ əˈləʊ /

adverb

1. postpositive nautical in or into the lower rigging of a vessel, near the deck

Word History and Origins

Origin of alow¹

1350–1400; earlier, downward, lower down, Middle English aloue; a- ¹, low ¹

Origin of alow²

1150–1200; Middle English o loghe, a lowe; a- ¹, low ³

Example Sentences

They were all under plain sail aloft and alow—27 sail of the line, frigates and steamers.

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All canvas up, aloft an alow, an this here craft ready to make two knots an hour ef she dont founder afore you leave port!

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Youd better look around, alow and aloft, and see if she aint to be found.

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Sayer, as apereth per Cuemons owne hand writing; yet he will not alow thereof, but went away in a fustian fume.

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In the morning Miwandi's berth was discovered to be empty,—no trace of her was found alow or aloft.

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