alow

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/ əˈloʊ /

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adverb Nautical.

below decks.

(on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the lower rigging, specifically, below the lower yards (opposed to aloft).

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Origin of alow

1350–1400; earlier, downward, lower down, Middle English aloue;see a-¹, low¹

Words nearby alow

losing battle, a, Alost, a lot, aloud, alouette, alow, Aloysius, alp, alpaca, Alpena, alpenglow

Other definitions for alow (2 of 2)

alow²

or a·lowe

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adjective, adverb Northern British Dialect.

ablaze; aflame.

Origin of alow

1150–1200; Middle English o loghe, a lowe;see a-¹, low³

How to use alow in a sentence

They were all under plain sail aloft and alow—27 sail of the line, frigates and steamers.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
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!
Cursed|George Allan England
Youd better look around, alow and aloft, and see if she aint to be found.
The Campfire Girls on Station Island|Margaret Penrose
Sayer, as apereth per Cuemons owne hand writing; yet he will not alow thereof, but went away in a fustian fume.
Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume II|Richard Cocks

In the morning Miwandi's berth was discovered to be empty,—no trace of her was found alow or aloft.
Brothers of Peril|Theodore Goodridge Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for alow

alow

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adverb, adjective

(postpositive) nautical in or into the lower rigging of a vessel, near the deck

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