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allide en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /æˈlaɪd/

Etymology

From Latin allīdō (“to dash or crush against”), from ad- (“to, toward, against”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence al- (“assimilated form of ad-”)).

Meanings

  1. To impact a stationary object.
    • ...the presumption operable here is the standard to which the operator is held: prudently navigated vessels do not allide with wharfs or moored vessels or aids to navigation. ...Implicit in the presumption is the standard of care to which an operator is held, i.e., prudently navigated vessels do not allide with fixed, charted structures. 1984 "United States. National Transportation Safety Board Decisions Volume IV: Enforcement Decisions in Aviation and Marine Cases. January 1, 1982 — December 31, 1984 pp 2020 — 2021
    • The ship allided with the pier.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
alliding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
allided Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
allided Tense=Past lexicographic
allides Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

allision · collision · collide · elide · lesion · elision