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Allision is the act of dashing against or striking upon; it is often used to describe the action of one boat hitting against another, or of the sea dashing against a boat. The word is commonly used in place of "collision" to distinguish that one of the objects was fixed.

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[L. allisio, fr. allidere, to strike or dash against; ad + laedere to dash against.]
The act of dashing against, or striking upon.

The boisterous allision of the sea.
Woodward.

 
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IN BRIEF: n- The running of one ship upon another ship that is stationary -- distinguished from when two ships collide.

 
 
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